"The report also blamed 'inaccurate media reports' for slowing the DOD’s response, specifically citing a tweet at 2:55 p.m. by a Washington Post reporter that claimed the DOD “had just denied a request by D.C. officials to deploy the National Guard to the US Capitol,” despite the fact that no denial had been ordered and senior DOD officials were still analyzing the request." ouch
"The report also blamed 'inaccurate media reports' for slowing the DOD’s response, specifically citing a tweet at 2:55 p.m. by a Washington Post reporter that claimed the DOD “had just denied a request by D.C. officials to deploy the National Guard to the US Capitol,” despite the fact that no denial had been ordered and senior DOD officials were still analyzing the request." ouch
How would inaccurate reporting slow down DOD's response, when DOD wasn't even involved with this?
It doesn't, but at the same time this highlighted quote from the article throws WaPo / MSM under the bus.