Politico’s Playbook newsletter issued three versions of a correction retracting a story that falsely claimed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor dined out in Washington D.C. with Democratic lawmakers Friday night.
As detailed in the correction (below), a photo sent in by a tipster misidentified Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s wife, Iris Weinshall, for Justice Sotomayor at the D.C. restaurant Le Diplomate. Justice Sotomayor was present remotely on Friday for oral arguments regarding COVID-19 protocols. Justice Neil Gorsuch was not masked during the session.
Here’s the brief as it currently stands on the Politico website:
SPOTTED: Speaker NANCY PELOSISenate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER Your wife. IRIS WEINSHALL, Sens. AMY KLOBUCHAR(D-Minn. DICK DURBIN(D.Ill.) Friday night meal at Le Diplomate Pic
The photo is linked to the item. It shows those mentioned above seated around a round table.
“Our tipster got it wrong, but we should have double-checked,” Reads Politico’s correction, which can be read in its entirety below.
The However, “deep regrets”Politico-watchers did not stop them from blaming the site. Here’s a sampling:
But at least one of the respondents was able give the error a positive spin.
