The article, Kessler would later boast, was “one of the most read articles in our 13-year history” of the fact-checking feature. But Kessler’s fact check has not aged well. But he insisted “there was less to the story than one might imagine.”No Pinocchios for these Washington Post fact checks. After Democratic lawmakers and lawyers quizzed him about the Washington Post story, Archer said “that’s not correct reporting." Asked last Thursday if the paper still stands behind Kessler’s story, Washington Post spokeswoman Kathy Baird told RealClearInvestigations that the paper was addressing Archer’s revelations.

Source: Washington Post August 09, 2023 17:47 UTC