A North Carolina congressman is vowing to work to uncover the identity of a nameless U.S. official that fed an erroneous Associated Press story regarding a purported Russian missile strike last week. That story, published by the Associated Press on Nov. 15, alleged that a Russian missile strike crossed over into Poland and killed two Polish citizens. The missile was ultimately discovered to have been an accidental strike from Ukrainian forces. Bishop in making the declaration pointed to a report by the Washington Post on the circumstances surrounding the AP article's publication. The Post reported having viewed internal deliberations between AP staffers, with one editor ultimately voting to publish the story, stating: “I can’t imagine a U.S. intelligence official would be wrong on this.”

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2022 00:46 UTC