NYT Reporters Just Can’t Stop Lying

The New York Times’ reporters are on a mission to prove that their paper contains all the fake news that’s fit to print.

Times reporter Julie Bosman tweeted out a quote from a new article of theirs, claiming that President Trump told the nation’s governors during a conference call “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment – try getting it yourselves” – attempting to portray Trump as saying that he told the governors that they’ll be fighting the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic alone.

Julie Bosman

✔@juliebosman

Wow.

“Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves,” Mr. Trump told the governors during the conference call. via @jmartNYT https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/world/coronavirus-news.html …

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Of course, that’s not the full quote. Only when the quote is cut the exact way Bosman did do you get the impression Trump told governors they’re on their own. What he actually said (which is quoted correctly in the article) was just the opposite: “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment – try getting it yourselves. We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself.”

Or in other words, Trump said he would absolutely he helping the states – but they could take initiative to expedite the process if they so wish.

And she wasn’t the only Times reporter to deliberately misquote Trump when sharing the article – presumably because they assume their audience doesn’t actually read the articles they post (and I certainly can’t blame anyone for not reading what the Times reports). Mara Gay was also on the case to deliberately misrepresent Trump.

Mara Gay

✔@MaraGay

Trump told governors this morning they are on their own:
“Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves,” Mr. Trump told the governors during the conference call, a recording of which was shared with The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/world/coronavirus-news.html#click=https://t.co/RKZusLK5oY …

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What are the odds that two Times reporters would unintentionally misquote a Times article in exactly the same way to give exactly the same impression? I’m no statistician, but I’d say close to zero.

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