An Activist Journalist with the New Yorker falsely accused a wounded marine veteran of having an iron cross tattoo. This led to a wave of attacks on social media and ultimately ICE, where the man now works, had to issue a statement demanding an apology. The woman, Talia Lavin, made her twitter private following the incident and the New Yorker apologized for the error. This woman is employed as a FACT CHECKER at the New Yorker and she couldn't even fact check the tweet before sending it out and causing real harm to an innocent man. SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Become a patron athttp://www.patreon.com/Timcast Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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