The underlying story is irrelevant, from our point of view. What is relevant is how the story proceeded. At some point, it somehow became legitimate journalism:
None of these people will issue a retraction, and no major media entity will discuss this. https://t.co/E4TrEZ1fPX pic.twitter.com/rzkU95lgOw
— Freddie deBoer (@freddiedeboer) January 31, 2016
…and possibly even “fake but accurate.” Ach, but this Fallen world we live in!