Reply #65: When paraphrasing doesn't accurately match what someone says, it's at best misinformation

[Turborama]

At worst disinformation.

I should have added ("probably") to the title of this OP to make it clear what he actually said. I was in a rush when I posted it and made a mistake which was too late to fix when I noticed it.

The authors of the article in the OP should have done it themselves in the 1st place, though, and there is no excuse for that.

There's no excuse for The NYT misrepresenting what he actually said, either. The transcript and video are easily available.

In fact, they said Markey stated it as a fact after they themselves said "probably" in their own title and article:

Core of Stricken Reactor Probably Leaked, U.S. Says

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that some of the core of a stricken Japanese reactor had probably leaked from its steel pressure vessel into the bottom of the containment structure, implying that the damage was even worse than previously thought.

That is really sloppy journalism.

This is not meant as a slight on you in any way, BTW. The rest of the article is interesting and they have some good graphics on the left. Thanks for sharing.