Dear Editor: Rebuttal 2 to Geri Dorvall's Letter

Dear Editor,

A rebuttal to last week’s remarks by Geri Dorvall in the February 17, 2021 issue of the Whitehall Ledger.

Media misinformation truly is a real problem of our times. As an example, let’s look at the Capitol riots of January 6th. It was reported by the New York Times that Capitol Hill Police Officer Sicknick was killed in the Rotunda of the House of Representatives by a Trump supporter who beat him with a fire extinguisher. This was picked up by news outlets at a fever rate and loudly claimed over and over. On January 8th New York Times quietly published a piece that corrected the s...