How the Pentagon planted a false story

The source of this spate of stories can now be identified as Bryan Whitman, the top Pentagon official in charge of media relations, who gave a press briefing for Pentagon correspondents that morning. Although Whitman did offer a few remarks on the record, most of the Whitman briefing was off the record, meaning that he could not be cited as the source. Full Story »

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Philippe Habib
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by Philippe Habib - Oct. 1, 2008

This story provides an important illustration of how the news is manipulated and how false stories are planted, and then repeated by other outlets gaining credibility with each re-telling.

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