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Originally Posted by finnbow

This lawsuit is going nowhere. You have to be a certified MAGAMoron to believe otherwise. All the Post did was to accurately quote Phillips and the Catholic Diocese of Covington, followed up shortly thereafter with a thorough discussion of the genesis of this viral story (your link) stating “This was a complex encounter involving many people with sharply different perspectives — we reported what we could verify by talking to participants and witnesses and examining the available video. As is often the case, reporting over time allows a more complete picture to emerge.” There was no malicious intent or willful disregard for the truth in their reporting.

In short, this kid self-identified as a bigoted moron via his MAGA hat and is now concerned about defamation of his character??? Please. His stupid hat defamed him far worse than the good-faith reporting in the Post. Meanwhile, your Dear Leader has now lied to you over 8,000 times.

Sure, they posted the statement about a "complex encounter" after they got the facts wrong...and of course go on to blame the reaction that their crappy reporting generated on the Trump Twitter-verse who were ready to "pounce".

Washington Post Policies and Standards:

"The newspaper shall not be the ally of any special interest, but shall be fair and free and wholesome in its outlook on public affairs and public men.

No story is fair if it consciously or unconsciously misleads or even deceives the reader. Fairness includes honesty–leveling with the reader.

No story is fair if it covers individuals or organizations that have not been given the opportunity to address assertions or claims about them made by others. Fairness includes diligently seeking comment and taking that comment genuinely into account."

The original WaPo story didn't attempt to get a statement from the "teenage boy" with the "relentless smirk" who was part of a "throng of mostly white teenage boys". Sorry, just that characterization of the individuals involved was inflammatory, and it was MEANT to be inflammatory. It was meant to to be inflammatory because, as the headline of the WaPo story loudly and proudly stated, the Native American guy was being "accosted" by "boys in MAGA caps"

There was no "fairness" there. No attempt at context. Every attempt to draw conclusions before facts were known using words that were meant to characterize rather than report facts.

What's interesting is your description above that states clearly your opinion that anyone, including some teenage kids who deigns to wear a MAGA hat - and didn't do a damn thing wrong on the day in question - self identify as "bigoted morons." I dare say the writers at WaPo apparently think just like you, and it comes out loud and clear in their work.

Figures...