Recall how we always hear from liberals and their PR people how it is important to "get out in front of the story"?
And "shape the narrative"?
They don't want to report the news - they want to bend it, interpret it, color it and often just cover it up.
Time and time again they spin a narrative about a right wing violent rampage and then when party affiliation becomes known we are told don’t rush to judgement.
They do it to establish a link in peoples minds. The lie cannot be walked back any more than a judge can expect a juror to disregard a claim made in the courtroom after it’s been said.