'Clicks first, facts later': Vox's cred gets whacked after 'Sopranos' scoop

Sarah D. | 8:32 PM on August 27, 2014

Earlier today, Vox caused quite a stir with this story:

Did Tony die at the end of The Sopranos? David Chase finally reveals the answer http://t.co/DvlodYKqNy

— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 27, 2014

According to Voxsplainer Martha P. Nochimson, “The Sopranos” creator David Chase revealed that Tony Soprano didn’t die at the end of the series finale.

Yeah … about that:

David Chase’s publicist says Vox “misconstrued” his remarks. “Whether Tony Soprano is alive or dead is not the point" pic.twitter.com/zU1vdWmGkg

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 27, 2014

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The Vox report seemed clear-cut enough — until late Wednesday when Chase’s representative Leslee Dart issued this statement:

“A journalist for Vox misconstrued what David Chase said in their interview. To simply quote David as saying, ‘Tony Soprano is not dead,’ is inaccurate. There is a much larger context for that statement and as such, it is not true.

“As David Chase has said numerous times on the record, ‘Whether Tony Soprano is alive or dead is not the point.’ To continue to search for this answer is fruitless. The final scene of ‘The Sopranos’ raises a spiritual question that has no right or wrong answer.”

Oh, Vox … will you ever learn?

Why would you write a definitive piece on something as huge as TONY ISN'T DEAD without first getting all your ducks in a row?

— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) August 27, 2014

I mean, you KNOW there will be lots of talk about it. You KNOW people will check with Chase about it. Why risk being wrong?

— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) August 27, 2014