just updated my piece in the wake of the stunning report today that the three officers at the center of the "poisoning" were never sick and never even felt any symptoms.
the whole tale was invented by NYPD brass—and the press hyped it nonstop; pressrun.media/p/shake-shack-…
the whole tale was invented by NYPD brass—and the press hyped it nonstop; pressrun.media/p/shake-shack-…
"The Shake Shack disinformation debacle represented a painful reminder of how journalists, who depend on the getting information from local police departments in order to file crime stories, too often bestow instant legitimacy to law enforcement "
