https://twitter.com/Me_In_Jersey/status/571668798811574274
Looking forward to the @TwitchyTeam version of this important dismantling of leftist anti-Walker journo crap by @drawandstrike
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) February 28, 2015
Scott Walker haters have been caught framing a story in an attempt to make the Wisconsin governor appear to be a threat to women, and @DrawAndStrike has a fantastic takedown at Storify:
@thedailybeast @Olivianuzzi Boy, Blowing Up A DNC Media Hit Job On Scott Walker In Realtime Sure Is Fun!https://t.co/tu1hhULtDv
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) February 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/571658025079087104
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/571677608158597121
What happened?
Scott Walker’s budget contains language to delete certain sections related to campus rape reporting requirements. An article at Jezebel started it all by framing it this way:
Scott Walker wants colleges to stop reporting sexual assaults http://t.co/lG3DosOo1Y
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) February 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/natashavc/status/571336720165281792
The Daily Beast linked to the Jezebel story:
Scott Walker wants to stop colleges from reporting campus sexual assaults to the government. http://t.co/Iky3PtM9K8 pic.twitter.com/o8cvQHTSAt
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 27, 2015
And the Daily Beast published their own version of the story this morning, calling Walker’s alleged move a “gutpunch for advocates for assault victims”:
https://twitter.com/frostedweidies/status/571406859669794817
https://twitter.com/frostedweidies/status/571447935965274113
Scott Walker’s proposal to delete the requirement that universities report sexual assault is causing him big trouble: http://t.co/x1P1jlhijh
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 28, 2015
But there’s something not mentioned in the Jezebel article:
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/571657466372612096
@thedailybeast nice headline misleading as intended. He removed it because the school asked him. No shame
— tobokie (@tobokie) February 28, 2015
.@thedailybeast Would you, perhaps, consider reporting the truth, and apologizing for this smear attempt? The University requested removal.
— Lady L. North (@LadyLNorth) February 28, 2015
The deletion of the rape reporting statistics language from Walker’s budget was made at the request of the University of Wisconsin because it would have been redundant, as the USA Today has reported:
The University of Wisconsin requested that Gov. Scott Walker remove a requirement that all 26 campuses report allegations of sexual assaults to the state every year because it already submits similar information to the federal government, a UW spokesman said Friday.
[…]
UW System spokesman Alex Hummel said Friday that the university requested the change because information given to the state is duplicative of data required to be reported to the U.S. Department of Education under federal law. The university also posts the information on its website.
The misleading Walker hit piece at Jezebel was promoted elsewhere:
Wonkette used Jezebel as a source. What happens next will surprise you. https://t.co/vDro2M1bNk
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) February 28, 2015
At least the error has been noted in that instance:
Wow. Thanks for alerting me. RT @instapundit: @anamariecox Not actually true, it seems. https://t.co/96s9HUY8aa
— ana marie c?x (@anamariecox) February 28, 2015
I apologize for suggesting that Walker made a specific attempt to shut down campus rape reporting. https://t.co/96s9HUY8aa
— ana marie c?x (@anamariecox) February 28, 2015
It turns out the Wisc rape-reporting rule deletion came at request of the U. I should have done my research. https://t.co/96s9HUY8aa
— ana marie c?x (@anamariecox) February 28, 2015
It looks like I screwed up accusing Walker of trying to downplay campus rape reporting. I am deleting those tweets. http://t.co/go6Tj2lg5A
— ana marie c?x (@anamariecox) February 28, 2015
Baby steps.
If Walker runs, this is just a tiny sample of the kind of massive lies and distortions we’ll see in the coming months.
Dear @jezebel and @dailybeast smear merchants: going quiet on a fake story isn't the same as a retraction/apology. https://t.co/b2nRM7wzVC
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) February 28, 2015
Correct yourself https://t.co/RJ26WzxGRU RT @anamariecox: Scott Walker: not scared of ISIS, terrified of campus rape stats getting out.
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 28, 2015
I like where @thedailybeast article quotes someone saying they’ll research the change. But the author doesn’t bother.
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 28, 2015
Memo to anyone thinking of hiring this dude -> @frostedweidies: Ask him if he’s learned to google yet. @thedailybeast
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 28, 2015
Psst. You might want to break out the big ol’ correction pen, bro. @frostedweidies https://t.co/vNpPy6AOSt
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 28, 2015
Unbelievable @thedailybeast would tweet this out 13 minutes ago knowing it's wrong. https://t.co/vvWNRDCaLZ
— Jason (@jasonelevation) February 28, 2015
@thedailybeast Lying hacks are always going to hack. You and your left-wing brethren are why ppl are losing trust in the mainstream press.
— This 50 char name is great and so is Toto's Africa (@AspiringThrawn) February 28, 2015
No need to, @RBPundit…
It's not as if getting all sides of the story was their actual intent, right?@thedailybeast— justturnright (@justturnright) February 28, 2015
@thedailybeast Are you going to fix this?
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 28, 2015
How long will it take you to write the retraction? MT @frostedweidies: I just turned around a story for @thedailybeast in three hours.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/CrankyGordon/status/571670887742738433
@anamariecox Next time, let the facts drive the story, not the stereotype. https://t.co/TDFswxnLuO
— DC Dude (@DCDude1776) February 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/CrankyGordon/status/571667895878594560
https://twitter.com/rsmccain/status/571684126090272768
If you liked my exposure of Jezebel's hit piece on Scott Walker, check out my blog!http://t.co/HiXGgwocuzhttp://t.co/bSyqVfKi3K
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) February 28, 2015
Great work!
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to correct the spelling of the Twitter handle of @DrawAndStrike.
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