• roastedpotato@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    2 个月前

    English is not my first language.

    Is keep getting wrong the same as lying?

    Anyway, good but very short article. I’m sure there are many more items left out of this list.

    • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      7·
      2 个月前

      Is keep getting wrong the same as lying?

      Probably. But no journalistic outlet is going to call it “lying” without proof that the leaders don’t sincerely believe what they’re saying.

      And that sort of proof is hard to get.

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 个月前

      A huge part of journalism is avoiding lawsuits. Saying someone is lying (without proof) opens the journalist to defamation suits.