That’s what’s known as an “evergreen tweet.” You could send out that tweet anytime and it’d still be relevant.
So, what’s The New York Times done now? Oh, you know. Just taken some journalistic liberties. Nothing major:
https://twitter.com/michaelscherer/status/429369229822144512
Scherer is referring to the Times’ article claiming that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie “knew about lane closings.” In other words, according to the Times, Christie was aware of what was going on during the traffic mess that later became known as “Bridgegate.” Kate Zernike, who wrote the article, originally wrote that David Wildstein, former Port Authority official, had evidence proving Christie’s guilt.
Now, the article says something else:
@missADelgado @michaelscherer It's been changed to "evidence exists"
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) January 31, 2014
And @nytimes thought no one would notice…
“@HuffPostMedia: Old NYT lede on the top new NYT lede on the bottom pic.twitter.com/JqDzhDdMbn”— Chi-Coms Responsible for Virus Jack (@jackbrazen) January 31, 2014
Well, well! What a difference a few words makes.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/429366481831624704
Indeed. Now, why on earth would The New York Times ever do something like that?
The @nytimes just lied to click-bait everybody in the Northeast. Lesson learned.
— Mike (@ThePantau) January 31, 2014
Ah.
Look at that. One hour of freak outs, accusations, and a drudge headline later, and NYT withdraws the whole claim.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) January 31, 2014
That’s one heck of a news organization you’ve got there, New York Times.
Stealth editing from the "paper of record". Congratulations @nytimes, you have lower editorial standards than Ace of Spades HQ.
Well done!
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) January 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/bccohan/status/429371301296603136
And so this week has the @nytimes & @msnbc in a death match battle for Least Respectable & Most Untrustworthy Media Outlet EVAH. #headdesk
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) January 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/429370008834424832
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/429370136085417984
Even Piers Morgan is disappointed:
This new @GovChristie bridgegate 'scandal' isn't what it seems. Poor form by @nytimes to change their story after igniting the fire.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 31, 2014
And when you’ve lost Piers … well, you know.
It's almost like we should demand actual evidence and be skeptical of the media in these situations.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) January 31, 2014
That’s just crazy talk!
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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