It’s not just the Ben Carson–West Point story that Politico is having trouble with today. Now its report from earlier this morning claiming an inquiry had determined that “key Clinton emails did not contain highly classified secrets” has been changed, too.
Here’s the update:
There goes another scoop. Banner day, @politico. https://t.co/EpxI4TeQ3E pic.twitter.com/LSkC2WdRtC
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) November 7, 2015
Earlier it was posted as a “SCOOP” (is an all-caps SCOOP bigger than a lower-case scoop?):
SCOOP: Intelligence chief's office concludes key Hillary Clinton emails claimed to be 'TOP SECRET' were not https://t.co/CXBLFngtvF
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) November 6, 2015
And here’s how it’s posted now:
UPDATE: DNI Clapper's office denies final determination on classification of disputed Clinton emails https://t.co/fbpJv3dMFP
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) November 7, 2015
Oops. This is getting crazy:
@NoahCRothman @politico has lost all credibility. They are less credible than National Enquiror
— Ari Fantis (@rprez2012) November 7, 2015
More incompetence. https://t.co/L4cSeQPgNI
— Pradheep Shanker MD (@Neoavatara) November 7, 2015
Holy fuck @politico Is there anything you guys report on that isn't a lie? https://t.co/Atf9FocxVf
— Rob Tam (@robtr2) November 7, 2015
.@political: News for People Who Don't Give a Fuck Anymore https://t.co/ylMi950LSb
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) November 7, 2015
@NoahCRothman Spokesperson for IC IG tells me they are not aware of any change in classification at this moment.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) November 7, 2015
@verumserum I fully expect more leaks.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) November 7, 2015
@NoahCRothman The behind the scenes arm wrestling must be brutal.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) November 7, 2015
And their update comes a little too late as everyone is already running with the original, including this email from Clinton’s press secretary Brian Fallon:
More coverage from around the web that needs to be updated:
Report: Clinton emails not highly classified https://t.co/1FZawCeg30 pic.twitter.com/CSKYoBQGsy
— The Hill (@thehill) November 6, 2015
Clinton's emails did not contain highly classified secrets – has anyone told @TGowdySC? https://t.co/LlFzuufMP8 via @POLITICO
— Correct The Record (@CorrectRecord) November 6, 2015
Intelligence review concludes Clinton emails didn't contain classified information https://t.co/vyQo6gdpEH
— Daily Kos (@dailykos) November 6, 2015
REPORT: Intel officials now say Clinton emails DID NOT contain classified secrets… https://t.co/2ayZ1QZGcy
— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) November 6, 2015
Politico: Key Clinton emails didn't contain highly classified secrets inquiry reportedly finds-earlier claim wrong https://t.co/K3ycNY2vbX
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) November 6, 2015
When will all these sites retract? We’ll wait…
Editor’s note: This tweet was added after publishing the post.
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