The Propaganda FilesDaily Beast 'Exclusive': Romney Is Running
The Daily Beast reported as an exclusive that Mitt Romney would announce a third presidential run.
A botched horse-race scoop with no clear partisan payoff.
What was reported
The Daily Beast reported as an exclusive that Mitt Romney would announce a third presidential run.
What actually happened
Hours later Romney told supporters he would not run in 2016. The Daily Beast changed its headline to say he was not running and acknowledged its earlier report, which had relied on sources close to Romney, was wrong.
The proof
Romney's own statement on January 30, 2015 announced he would not seek the nomination.
The receipt. Copy this and paste it anywhere:
Daily Beast 'Exclusive': Romney Is Running — Retracted. Romney's own statement on January 30, 2015 announced he would not seek the nomination. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/daily-beast-romney-running-2016/
Original reporting
- The Daily Beast: original 'Romney running' item (original URL; now offline)http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/01/30/mitt-romney-is-running-for-president.html
Corrections, findings & records
- Washington Post (Erik Wemple): Daily Beast's Romney reporthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/01/30/daily-beast-mitt-romney-is-running-for-president/
- Adweek: Daily Beast's Romney exclusive was completely wronghttp://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/daily-beasts-romney-exclusive-was-completely-wrong/330617
- iMediaEthics: Daily Beast's exclusive failhttps://www.imediaethics.org/the-daily-beasts-exclusive-fail-romney-not-running-for-president-despite-false-report/
Archived copies
Stories get edited after publication. These open the Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of each original.
- Archived copy: The Daily Beast: original 'Romney running' item (original URL; now offline)https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/01/30/mitt-romney-is-running-for-president.html