Well this is interesting. BuzzFeed News reported new details last night regarding the Wall Street Journal’s report on Ben Carson and a fake psychology at Yale that seem to back up Carson’s recollection of the event.
According to the staffer at the satirical paper behind the hoax test contacted by BuzzFeed, he’s “99% certain the way Carson remembers it is correct”:
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/663868998929510400
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/663869345106411520
https://twitter.com/chriskmassie/status/663869658349613056
So in one business day, BuzzFeed was able to fact-check Carson’s version of a story that the Wall Street Journal said didn’t happen? Wow.
Some excerpts:
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/663870607562547201
Although the staffer can’t be 100% sure Carson was indeed at the test, but everything else pretty much fits:
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/663871358552702976
Carson is furious and reiterated his demand for an apology:
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/663872344671305729
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Carson’s right. Time for the WSJ to apologize.
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