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douglas9

(5,814 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 07:56 AM Dec 13

The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don't Notice

This November, the New York Times published an article with a frame that strongly implied COVID-19 vaccines kill children. The next day the piece was rewritten with an entirely different, more responsible frame, but readers were given no indication of the change. My MAD colleagues and I are shocked by what appears to be a novel example of a complete premise rewrite by the Times with no acknowledgment whatsoever.

The New York Times spread health disinformation that was picked up and spread by other outlets. They then made substantial edits without adhering to basic journalism standards, choosing to destroy the evidence rather than issue a clarifying correction.

Now, the genie is out of the bottle. Untold numbers of Americans saw the “paper of record” tell them the COVID-19 vaccines are now unsafe for children.

https://mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/the-new-york-times-spread-dangerous

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The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don't Notice (Original Post) douglas9 Dec 13 OP

That's pretty sleazy and very on brand.nt jfz9580m Dec 13 #1

This is the stuff they discuss with the uber wealthy at those cocktail parties I'm quite sure they attend wolfie001 Dec 13 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Dec 13 #8

Hope we can keep that privilege wolfie001 Dec 13 #9

And why many have stopped reading or subscribing to it. mwmisses4289 Dec 13 #2

Or, even paying attention to it. OldBaldy1701E Dec 13 #3

It's birdcage liner at this point like WaPo and WSJ Ritabert Dec 13 #5

Maybe RFK Jr. gave them that BS and told them to publish it IronLionZion Dec 13 #4

Maybe one of the young lady reporters decided to swoon over him like the other lady did wolfie001 Dec 13 #7

jfz9580m

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1. That's pretty sleazy and very on brand.nt

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 08:44 AM

Dec 13

wolfie001

(7,524 posts)

6. This is the stuff they discuss with the uber wealthy at those cocktail parties I'm quite sure they attend

Reply to jfz9580m (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 10:31 AM

Dec 13

How can we keep our taxes as low as possible without the public knowing? Let's toss a "grenade" here, a "smoke/stink" bomb there. "Trump is a challenging candidate" they said. Instead of "he's a sleazebag that GRAPED young girls." MF'ers.