Vox journo replies to March 2020 tweet to make it clear she didn’t write the badly aging article

Posted at 10:29 am on May 26, 2021 by Doug P.

A Vox article from March of 2020 saying there’s no chance Covid-19 escaped from a Chinese lab has received some stealth edits since it started aging horribly. However, the tweet remains:

In a public health crisis, conspiracy theories are a distraction. It’s our collective responsibility to stay focused on keeping each other safe.
And no, #coronavirus did not start in a Chinese lab, @juliaoftoronto writes. https://t.co/cfm9Mi6mqz
— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 11, 2020

This week Vox backpedaled:

Clarification: Since this piece was originally published in March 2020, scientific consensus has shifted. Please see the full editor's note below.
For our most up-to-date coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, visit https://t.co/Opf7jvzsWd pic.twitter.com/q2W3G1jPbm
— Vox (@voxdotcom) May 24, 2021

“Scientific consensus has shifted” really helps show why the “consensus” argument is ridiculous. Thanks, Vox!

Also this week a Vox reporter is now, 14 months later, letting her employer know their original tweet promoting the article credits the wrong author:

This story is by @elizabarclay, not me
— Julia Belluz (@juliaoftoronto) May 24, 2021

Now that the story is aging horribly might be a good time to make some extra distance from it.

Weird thing to tweet the brand account instead of contacting your editor privately. You still work there. https://t.co/cA1HUn3ar0
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) May 26, 2021