NYT and AP correct the '17 intelligence agencies' agreed claim
The Times and AP repeatedly reported that all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies agreed Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, using the figure to fault Trump for doubting it.
The inflated figure was used to paint Trump's doubts as defying the whole intelligence community.
What was reported
The Times and AP repeatedly reported that all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies agreed Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, using the figure to fault Trump for doubting it.
What actually happened
The January 2017 intelligence assessment was produced by the ODNI from CIA, FBI and NSA work, and James Clapper had testified that only those agencies were directly involved. On June 29, 2017, the Times corrected a June 25 article to say the assessment was not approved by all 17 organizations. On June 30, the AP issued a clarification covering stories from April 6, June 2, June 26 and June 29.
The proof
The NYT's June 29, 2017 correction and the AP's June 30, 2017 clarification.
The receipt. Copy this and paste it anywhere:
NYT and AP correct the '17 intelligence agencies' agreed claim — Retracted. The NYT's June 29, 2017 correction and the AP's June 30, 2017 clarification. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/nyt-ap-17-intelligence-agencies-correction/
Original reporting
- Check Your Fact: NYT corrects story claiming 17 intel agencies 'agree' on Russiahttps://checkyourfact.com/2017/06/29/nyt-issues-correction-on-claim-that-intel-agencies-agreed-russia-attempted-to-help-trump-win-election
Corrections, findings & records
- iMediaEthics: AP, NYTimes correct Trump election, intelligence agencies storieshttps://www.imediaethics.org/?p=17148
- PolitiFact: 17 intelligence organizations or four?https://politifact.com/article/2017/jul/06/17-intelligence-organizations-or-four-either-way-r/
- Washington Free Beacon: NYT, AP correct 17 agencies claimshttps://freebeacon.com/?p=806494
Archived copies
Stories get edited after publication. These open the Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of each original.
- Archived copy: Check Your Fact: NYT corrects story claiming 17 intel agencies 'agree' on Russiahttps://web.archive.org/web/2/https://checkyourfact.com/2017/06/29/nyt-issues-correction-on-claim-that-intel-agencies-agreed-russia-attempted-to-help-trump-win-election