Hours later, the Associated Press issued a news alert stating that an unnamed “senior U.S. intelligence official says Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people.”That information was apparently incorrect. AdvertisementBut the initial AP alert, sent to thousands of news outlets around the world, suggested a dire new escalation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. AdvertisementOfficials at the Associated Press declined to identify LaPorta as the source of the alert. In a statement, AP spokesperson Lauren Easton said, “The rigorous editorial standards and practices of the Associated Press are critical to AP’s mission as independent news organization. While that editor had signed off on previous stories using LaPorta’s source, that editor had not weighed in on the missile story.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2022 03:14 UTC