Fact-Checking 101 - The NYTimes,

Fact-Checking 101 - The NYTimes, as Sullivan noted, uncorked a doozy, making the casual press observer wonder if their fact-checking department perhaps took an overly hard hit in the recent layoffs:

But it was the pope's presence here that spoke volumes. His arrival comes as the broken pieces of the Baltic states are desperately trying to prove that they have made progress toward unity and deserve a first step toward admission into the European Union.

Note to Times; Balkans = Adriatic and Black Seas. Baltic = Baltic.

Posted by Mitch at June 23, 2003 05:43 AM