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REPORTER
CLAIM
Trump Administration Draft Order Calls for Drastic Overhaul of State Department
CATEGORY
THE OFFENSE
New York Times reporter Edward Wong sent a request for comment at 2:28am on Easter Sunday and published his story regarding an unreliably sourced draft executive order (without receiving comment) roughly an hour later at 3:30am.
THE TRUTH
The draft executive order had, in NYT’s own words, “…no indications that Mr. Rubio or his top aides have signed off on the document.” In the same article Edward Wong also wrote, “It was not immediately clear who had compiled the document or what stage of internal debates over a restructuring of the State Department it reflected.” Despite being unable to confirm the origin of the alleged draft executive order, or even its legitimacy as an official State Department document, the New York Times published the article without comment from the White House Press Office.
KEY POINTS
• The New York Times posted an unsubstantiated and irresponsibly sourced draft executive order without confirming its legitimacy, or giving the White House proper time to respond to the inquiry.
SOURCES
• The New York Times posted an unsubstantiated an irresponsibly sourced draft executive order without confirming its legitimacy, or giving the White House proper time to respond to the inquiry.
• Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly's Statement
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REPORTER
CLAIM
More than 30 killed by gunfire near U.S. aid site in Gaza
CATEGORY
THE OFFENSE
The Washington Post published an article asserting that Israeli troops had killed more than 30 people near a U.S. aid site in Gaza.
THE TRUTH
The so-called “health officials” the Washington Post cited were members of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry. WaPo was ultimately forced to issue a correction.
KEY POINTS
• The Washington Post acted as a mouth piece for a jihadist terror organization.
SOURCES
• More than 30 killed by gunfire near U.S. aid site in Gaza
• Press Secretary Leavitt's Response to the Washington Post's Retraction