When the national press gets a big story wrong, the headline runs on the front page and the correction runs small, if it runs at all. This page puts the narrative next to what official reports, court records and the outlets' own corrections later showed. No spin, just the record, with every source linked.
Trust isn't lost because people stopped reading. It's lost when readers watch a story collapse and never see it corrected with the same energy it was promoted. The cases below show why.
Each case shows what was widely reported, then lets you reveal what the documented record later showed. We include the caveats too, because the record is more persuasive than spin.
Six habits that protect you from the next narrative, wherever it comes from. Check off the ones you already practice.
Sources for each case are listed on its card under "Sources." General sources: