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SomewhereInTheMiddle

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9. If the NYT reported that "White House officials say Settlement with HArvard is immanent..." it is not a lie.

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 05:39 AM

Aug 5

Just bad journalism, as you point out. Because it implies that what the White House says is the truth without confirming it with Harvard.

Depending on how the NYT reported it, it could be accurate yet misleading at the same time.

I expect more from them and other "reputable" news outlets and am often disappointed.

I almost typed media outlet instead of news and that would have been more accurate and carried less expectation of ethical and unbiased reporting. We don't have a lot of actual journalism around anymore.

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How did we, the general public, get the obviously false information about Harvard capitulating Buddyzbuddy Aug 4 #6

If the NYT reported that "White House officials say Settlement with HArvard is immanent..." it is not a lie. SomewhereInTheMiddle Aug 5 #9

If what you say is true then Faux News is only repeating Buddyzbuddy Aug 5 #10

If Texas gets away with this every blue state should do the same thing. totodeinhere Aug 4 #7

NYT lied. Period mcar Aug 4 #8