New York Times
"When I spoke to him yesterday, he admitted as much, sort of," says
David Leonhardt. He spent some time reading transcripts from old episodes of
Lou Dobbs' show, and concluded the CNN star "mixes opinion and untruths." Leonhardt writes: "If CNN were serious about being 'the most trusted name in news,' as it claims to be, don't you think it would be big enough to issue an actual correction" about the leprosy figures? ||
Earlier: NPR found problems with Dobbs' leprosy stats source.
