Much like the Miami Herald is the left’s go-to source for routine (and frequently bogus) attacks on Florida Gov. The Washington Post is the most likely media outlet to publish dishonest hits against Virginia Governor Ron DeSantis. Glenn Youngkin with occasional assistance from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The most recent case in point on this front was a piece the WaPo ran Friday in which they proclaimed in a sensationalistic headline that “All 133 Virginia school superintendents urge Youngkin to scrap tip line and content policy.”
For those who missed it, the Richmond Times-Dispatch eagerly shared the letter that the Washington Post claimed was allegedly signed off on/approved by all of the school superintendents in opposition to Youngkin’s parental rights tip-line and coordinated efforts among members of his administration to nuke the implementation of Critical Race Theory in public school classrooms:
In a letter, 133 Virginia school superintendents chided Youngkin’s education department over its audit that broadly scrapped diversity resources offered by the state. They said the report could “set public education Virginia back many years,” protested not being consulted. pic.twitter.com/8fYwVsevie
— Mel Leonor (@MelLeonor_) March 10, 2022
RTD reporter, who published the letter, stressed in dramatic terms follow-up tweet that “That’s every sitting state superintendent in the state.” I mean, we were supposed to be really bowled over by this seemingly concerning development.
The problem with this “reporting,” as RedState explained at the time, was that “All 133 superintendents did not have a say in the letter. Most of them didn’t even see it. Instead, the letter was voted on by a 12-panel board stocked with blue-blood liberals.” That was emphasized in write-ups done by WJLA and WRIC, both of which included quotes from some superintendents who confirmed they were not even aware of the letter.
Fast forward a few days, and Fox News reached out to the WaPo to see if they would be correcting their “reporting.” The paper responded by telling them that they had issued a “clarification,” which now appears at the top of the piece:
This article was clarified to explain that the letter to the state superintendent of schools from the Virginia Association of School Superintendents was written on behalf of the state’s 133 school superintendents and was approved by the board, but not signed by every member of the group.
Of course, even in their “clarification”, they don’t tell the full story about how it’s not just that the letter wasn’t signed by every superintendent but that some didn’t even know the letter existed until they read the report that appeared in the WaPo. And the headline hasn’t been changed, either, of course.
On the other hand, Gov. should consider it a victory that Washington Post had the nerve to rectify the error. Youngkin has, just like DeSantis had to deal with a barrage of abuse from various corners. They need to be prepared for a sound counter, complete with receipts, before any media/Dem-driven faux narratives become rooted.
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