Washington Post error disappears
No acknowledgement of false information where it occurred; error repeated through syndication
| By Greg Fisher
Employers do not use credit scores; they cannot even get them.
Despite that well-known fact (and its comical 8-year history), the Washington Post's website still states, falsely, "Some employers are even looking at credit scores as criteria for jobs." #Myth2
Mui, Y. Q. (2012, February 16). Consumer agency wants oversight of debt collectors, credit bureaus. Washington Post. Retrieved November 10, 2016, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/consumer-agency-wants-oversight-of-debt-collectors-credit-bureaus/2012/02/15/gIQAieioHR_story.html @ylanmui
A grand tradition of newspapermen
The newspaper of Watergate also stated, in 2010, "The Republican rap on reconciliation is that it is a 'little used' (Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell) 'abuse of the legislative process' (Indiana Rep. Mike Pence) that would be used to 'jam this bill through Congress' (Utah Sen. Orrin G. Hatch)." #falsity
According to the official history of the United States of America, Senator McConnell did not become Majority Leader until 2015, and you will never know who wrote that word.
@schmidtsam7 Stop writing and make corrections. Two stories are false. Reid is not "Majority Leader." #1611k #1611j https://t.co/I2vwYoOcLW
— Greg Fisher ?? (@creditscoring) November 9, 2016
FROM: Greg Fisher (greg@truthandfalsity.com)
TO: Samantha Schmidt, reporter, Washington Post
DATE: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 7:32 AM
SUBJECT: error, history, Reid
See this message and your response at http://creditscoring.com/interaction/2016/11/.
You wrote, "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will get his wish and be replaced by a Democrat — former state attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto — when he leaves Congress in January"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/live-updates/general-election/real-time-updates-on-the-2016-election-voting-and-race-results/cortez-masto-holds-harry-reids-senate-seat-for-democrats/Then, you wrote, "With the backing of outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), former Nevada attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto won a Senate race on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Joseph J. Heck (R-Nev.) in a close fight."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/09/a-silver-lining-on-election-night-first-latina-elected-to-u-s-senate/?postshare=3281478692277329&tid=ss_twSenator Reid is not Majority Leader because he is not in the majority.
Make a correction today.
Are you there? #TheErrors #Error3
FOLLOW #1611k and #1611k
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Veracity
Washington Post error disappears #1611k #1611p #TheErrors #Error3 https://t.co/Wuitg4ftyc
— Greg Fisher ?? (@creditscoring) November 10, 2016
FROM: Schmidt, Samantha
TO: Greg Fisher
DATE: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 7:33 AM
SUBJECT: Re: error, history, Reid
Greg,
Thanks very much for pointing this out. We have made a correction to both stories.
Best regards,
Samantha Schmidt
FROM: Greg Fisher (greg@truthandfalsity.com)
TO: Samantha Schmidt, reporter, Washington Post
DATE: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 7:32 AM
SUBJECT: Re: error, history, Reid
"The change should be made within the article and the correction should also be noted at the top." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/guidelines/corrections.html
What are the names of the people you refer to as 'we'?
#1611j #1611k #1611L #1611p
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Times-Picayune publishes false information https://t.co/PFGIUhy2rp#1611j #syndicatederror #1611u @NOLAnews
— Greg Fisher ?? (@creditscoring) November 10, 2016
Follow the activity of Items #1611j, #1611k, #1611L, #1611p and #1611u using those hashtags.
@washingtonpost ATT: Jeff Bezos. Make a correction today. I demand it.
— Greg Fisher ?? (@creditscoring) October 25, 2016
You are a stupid man, Mr. Bezos. #1002a https://t.co/I9mttITBYT
Also, follow #MrBezos.