NPR has issued a correction on the story we told you about earlier after they were called out for using a photo to depict “right-wing extremists” using their vehicles to ram protesters that actually showed an incident where protesters attacked the driver and were arrested for it:
Note: A previous version of this post and story included a photo of a protester being struck by a car in Louisville, Kentucky. The photo, chosen by editors, does not appear to be an example of the assaults described in the story, and has been replaced. pic.twitter.com/mDIzyoLmPO
— NPR (@NPR) June 21, 2020
And here’s the corrected version:
Right-wing extremists are turning cars into weapons, with reports of at least 50 vehicle-ramming incidents since protests erupted nationwide in late May. https://t.co/jM0hx6W3Rs
— NPR (@NPR) June 21, 2020
But that photo is from Charlottesville in 2017 and has ZERO to do with the “at least 50 vehicle-ramming incidents since protests erupted nationwide in late May.” Here’s the caption of the photo in the article:
People receive first-aid after a car ran into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Va. on August 12, 2017. Terrorism researchers say right-wing extremists are turning cars into weapons in response to the ongoing protests against police misconduct.
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How are they so bad at this?
Our editors chose a photo that disproves our entire thesis and could get us sued for libel and defunded. Our apologies. https://t.co/N463dzhw6z
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 21, 2020
Try again, NPR:
NPR falsely accused a crime victim of terrorism, and this is as close to a "correction" as they will issue. #DefundNPR https://t.co/kHxSuoh5w8
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 21, 2020
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Related:
The photo NPR used of 'right-wing extremists' ramming protesters actually resulted in the protesters getting arrested, not the driver https://t.co/nKhNty9Yrp
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 21, 2020
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