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Retracto Round-Up: These Sites Ought to Correct the Record
Posted by Retracto, the Correction Alpaca Feb 5th 2010 at 10:37 pm in corrections/retractions | 19118Comments(14)http://bigjournalism.com/retracto/2...Correct+the+Record2010-02-06+06:37:31retracto
Whenever one respectable media outlet publishes lies, misinformation, and distortions, an inevitable consequence is that other sites pick up the bogus story, repeat the false or unproven facts, and attribute them to the original source. The original source is the tentpole, and if its broken, the entire edifice crumbles. Or does it?
Do the writers and publications who merely quoted from the original article have plausible deniability and are thus free from guilt when the truth is fleshed out? Are they are off the hook entirely? Just because these sources can shift blame, does it mean they arent responsible for what is published on their pages and site? If the information they publish is later proven to have no factual basis, retractions are still necessary.
All of the sites listed below point to Max Blumenthals Salon.com piece as a primary source. It would be excessive to hash out the individual errors in each because all have been thoroughly documented here in our retraction request to Salon:
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Retracto Round-Up: These Sites Ought to Correct the Record - Big Journalism
And SO WHAT? I don't hotice that there has been any posted (by you) move by Salon to retract, so have a nice day.
Just thought you might like to know, guess not.