Thread by @ggreenwald

Look at what is still up. Remember: these are the only outlets you should trust because they have layers upon layers of careful editorial scrutiny and fact-checking rigor.

https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1388365591879290880

Also, compare how viral the original WashPost false story went to how little interest there was in the subsequent retraction (and I'd bet most who spread the retraction weren't the ones who spread the original false story):

Here's one of the countless ex-security state agents who now work for MSNBC, the FBI's Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom), who virally spread this fake news and never bothered to remove it. These are disinformation specialists hired by media outlets.

https://twitter.com/selectedwisdom/status/1388155050296492035

This is a show that is deeply, deeply concerned about the spread of disinformation. Yet not only has it left up its tweet containing false information, they never posted a subsequent tweet alerting their followers to the fact that it's been retracted.

https://twitter.com/allinwithchris/status/1388181855900422147

You'll undoubtedly be shocked to learn that MSNBC's favorite neocon (after @BillKristol) also spread her paper's false claims and never bothered to delete it or even alert her followers that it's been retracted. Do you see the mindset at play here??

https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1387971836693123073

1/ Let me show you what absolute frauds these employees of corporate media outlets are. Countless of them spread the fake now-retracted story that the FBI warned Giuliani. Huge numbers left up their false tweet, never bothering to delete it or tell their followers it's false...

2/ Because I'm writing about this latest media debacle, I've politely asked many of those who did this: do you think you should delete the tweet or at least tell your readers it's false? None has yet. But NBC's @GeoffRBennett, in response, blocked me **but left the false tweet**:

3/ That's NBC News' White House Correspondent, part of the news organization that spread this fake story. He knows the tweet he posted contains an outright fabrication - NBC even retracted it! - but he won't take it down or let his followers know. Lying is their job.

4/ Also, why isn't @Twitter or @TwitterSafety suspending these accounts that knowingly are spreading false information by leaving up their false claims? Shouldn't they at least append disinformation notes to these deceitful tweets? Do you see how inconsistently this is applied?