Neil Lewis, Jr.: Totally agree! And same experience with opinion sections. Just noting that they have a lot of variability in that section. Some fact-checked rigorously; others, just vibes.

CNN fact checked whether I in fact caught walleye while wearing a specific hat more thoroughly than the NYT checked whether the “I dont vote” guy actually voted.

This seems like it ought to be a scandal, although I have a hunch that the NYT will say they didn't have time to verify the claims because Biden is old. 🙄

Assuming that it is correct that he voted, then someone should lose their job. I don’t say that lightly.

They will take cover under the distinction between it being published in the opinion section rather than the news section.

Sure. But when I have been published in their opinion section, my work was checked very closely. This is a failure of their own procedures in particular for guest essays, which they generally check more rigorously than staff columnists (a problem too, but a diff one).

Totally agree! And same experience with opinion sections. Just noting that they have a lot of variability in that section. Some fact-checked rigorously; others, just vibes.

I guess he’s a contributing writer and so has immunity from facts?

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