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WSJ, Media Outlets Slammed for Spreading Feds' False Claim That Kirk Shooter Expressed 'Transgender Ideology' (www.commondreams.org)

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The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets are facing widespread criticism after spreading the false claim that the shooter of Charlie Kirk expressed "transgender ideology," stirring a hateful right-wing backlash against trans people.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world -4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Honestly, they were running with information from federal law enforcement so I don't blame them completely here and I find that the criticism really belongs to the completely inept, partisan, gutted feds.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Nah. As the saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 872 times, shame on me."