Newsweek Publishes Hit Piece on Wisconsin Removing Hunting Age Minimum

[pianoman9701]

The article actually never mentions anything about Hunter Safety Education and actually claims that "machine guns are legal in WI. How do they get away with this crap?

http://www.newsweek.com/toddlers-hunt-guns-wisconsin-700793

[Stein]

They make the impression with the public and then a month or two later will publish a minor retraction someplace nobody will see.  More than likely, it was a joint effort with an anti-hunting organization that fed the information and probably some copy.

Many news outlets simply buy articles from freelancers and perform very minimal verification.

[pianoman9701]

I wrote to them. She should be fired and so should her editor. Talk about fake news, Holy Cow!