[millstone]

Do not dismiss tabloid journalism. There's a long and happy history of Democrats being undone by lurid tabloids. Think Drudge Report breaking the (Bill) Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, or National Enquirer breaking the John Edwards affair, or NYPost breaking the Anthony Weiner sexting. This is tabloid journalism at its best.

The difference is those stories had supporting details, with the reporters attempting to follow up.

[JamesBarney]

His point is not that if a NYPosr posts it's untrue. He's saying that they also post a lot of untrue stuff.

[UncleMeat]

Bayesian reasoning. What is the prior probability that a story that only appears in the New York Post is correct? Nonzero, but low.