The WSJ carelessly spread anti-trans misinformation

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While I mostly respect The Wall Street Journal, each erstwhile successful a portion it sees acceptable to punctual maine that it is, successful fact, owned by Rupert Murdoch. This time, it printed thing dangerously adjacent to anti-trans humor libel successful the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting.

In its live-update blog yesterday, the Journal wrote, "Ammunition engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology was recovered wrong the firearm authorities judge was utilized successful Kirk's shooting, according to an interior instrumentality enforcement bulletin and a root acquainted with the investigation." That connection was echoed successful societal media posts.

Read the afloat communicative astatine The Verge.