Instead of writing new stories, they attempt to memory hole earlier iterations by editing throughout the day.
This also allows narrative shaping, especially if people aren't archiving each change throughout the day. Their avid readers see one message which sticks with them, and people who see the article in the future aren't even aware that message was sent.
Many mainstream outlets do this now.
Instead of writing new stories, they attempt to memory hole earlier iterations by editing throughout the day.
This also allows narrative shaping, especially if people aren't archiving each change throughout the day. Their avid readers see one message which sticks with them, and people who see the article in the future aren't even aware that message was sent.
Here's a good example from 1/6 "fixed" version: https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/6/xrvision-firm-claims-antifa-infiltrated-protesters/?__twitter_impression=true
Original: https://web.archive.org/web/20210107013343if_/https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/6/xrvision-firm-claims-antifa-infiltrated-protesters/?__twitter_impression=true
Exactly this, they simply updated an existing post.