Sadly, NYT does this frequently to push their own ends.
In one story, they tried really hard to push for authoritarian laws to protect children and ended up wading through history to find a retracted and discredited paper. All this to make criminals look more dangerous than they actually are. They even admitted it was an old retracted paper in the article. But downplayed it.
If the evidence was so solid, they could have cited a more recent paper of higher prestige.
In one story, they tried really hard to push for authoritarian laws to protect children and ended up wading through history to find a retracted and discredited paper. All this to make criminals look more dangerous than they actually are. They even admitted it was an old retracted paper in the article. But downplayed it.
If the evidence was so solid, they could have cited a more recent paper of higher prestige.