Anyone that doesn't know the difference between a mastiff and a pit bull is just plain ignorant and has decided to remain so.
Lots of ignorant folks in the world and a good number of them work for the media.
I reported the actual types of the dogs to dogsbite.org,
at that time I thought they valued honest reporting of facts.
They refused to amend their report
and to this day still assert 2 “pitbulls” were involved in the attack.
They are liars and their data is not to be trusted.