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Originally Posted by soundmind
Wrong.
Print is dying and dying fast, they'll print anything if they think it will spark readership, even for a day. They may not stoop as low as say, the inquirer, but they'll dig pretty deep before they worry right now.
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The reason they can't outright lie is not because of journalistic integrity. It's because they can be sued if they're lying, especially if the lie was made in an effort to undermine another person. That'd be a real easy thing to track down. The restaurant, I'm sure, could confirm if those three actually sat down to eat.
Saying you don't like Pioli is an opinion. Saying you had dinner with him when you didn't is a lie, and it would never pass. That being said, no idea what was said at the table. Whitlock has a tendency to exaggerate, but frankly, I think there is something to the fact that the new administration might have a bit of an ego.