[malloc2048]

I just noticed the original story from the Rolling Stone has now also been picked up by Dutch news outlets. I can imagine the same happens in other countries all over the world.

It's amazing how fast the lazy behavior of a single journalist can make incorrect news spread that fast.

I notified a couple of Dutch journalists on Twitter, as I am curious whether they will (and how) correct this.

It seems that many journalists in my country just pretty much translate and summarize foreign media.

[newbie2020]

Straight up fake news. Don’t know how you can “accidentally” post something like this

[someguydave]

not lazy. this is intentional information war against safe and easy targets

[ipspam]

Lazy? Or noble lie?

[errantmind]

There's nothing noble about lying.

[ipspam]

Tell that to everyone involved in Covid