Taylor Lorenz spreads disinformation

Taylor Lorenz, the celebrated disinformation reporter, has apparently been spreading falsehoods of her own.

I know I’m hard on “misinformation” reporters like Lorenz, but it’s for a good reason. This is really bad. Not the anti-Biden message, which, whatever. But lying about it and trying to pass it off as misinformation, according to these several sources.https://t.co/tPdPuXohsL pic.twitter.com/VwWNhicXPK

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) August 16, 2024

Her employer, the Washington Post, is investigating Lorenz over a selfie with Joe Biden in the background which she reportedly shared as a private Instagram story. A caption placed over the President reads “war criminal :(”. NPR confirmed the veracity of the post with four sources, and Lorenz herself reportedly told her associates that a friend had added the caption, which she merely shared. Publicly, however, Lorenz is claiming the image is fake: “You people will fall for any dumbass edit someone makes.” It’s always the ones you least suspect…