{"id":1519648,"date":"2022-06-16T21:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T01:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519648"},"modified":"2022-06-16T21:05:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T01:05:22","slug":"usa-today-deletes-23-articles-after-reporter-fabricated-sources-gave-false-evidence-to-investigators-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-today-deletes-23-articles-after-reporter-fabricated-sources-gave-false-evidence-to-investigators-report\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Today Deletes 23 Articles After Reporter Fabricated Sources, Gave False Evidence To Investigators: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusa-today-deletes-23-articles-after-reporter-fabricated-sources-gave-false-evidence-to-investigators-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1519648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>USA Today was forced to delete nearly two dozen news articles this week after an internal investigation found that breaking news reporter Gabriela Miranda had allegedly fabricated sources and then gave investigators false evidence to try to cover up her actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter receiving an external correction request, USA Today audited the reporting work of Gabriela Miranda,\u201d the newspaper said in a statement. \u201cThe audit revealed that some individuals quoted were not affiliated with the organizations claimed and appeared to be fabricated. The existence of other individuals quoted could not be independently verified. In addition, some stories included quotes that should have been credited to others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miranda, who <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220616233856\/https:\/\/www.gabrielamirandaa.com\/\">says<\/a> on her own website that she has sources in the \u201cLatinx\u201d community, resigned from the newspaper and appeared to delete her Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the investigation, USA Today concluded that Ms. Miranda took steps to deceive investigators by producing false evidence of her news gathering, including recordings of interviews, according to the person briefed on the inquiry,\u201d The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/16\/business\/media\/usa-today-fabricated-sources.html\">reported<\/a>. \u201cUSA Today had a separate story-fabrication scandal in 2004, when the newspaper accused a Pulitzer Prize finalist and correspondent, Jack Kelley, of making up stories and plagiarizing work from other outlets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 23 articles that the newspaper deleted included:<\/p>\n<p>Washington, DC couples call wedding dance ban excessiveTikTok bans \u2018milk crate challenge\u2019 from its app, citing concerns over dangerous actsTexas abortion ban could lead to stockpiling contraceptives and pregnancy testsCapybara population \u2018wreaking havoc\u2019 in wealthy community in ArgentinaWhat do the different stages of breast cancer mean? Which is the most dangerous?Real life Squid Games? Hit show a chance to spotlight Korean cultureMore than decorated skulls: What is the Day of the Dead and how is the holiday celebrated\u2018Friends are also family\u2019: How the unofficial holiday Friendsgiving has grownThe top 10 most popular liquors during Christmas and why you should grab yours nowMcDonald\u2019s employee leaps out of drive-thru window to save woman choking on a chicken nuggetAnti-vaxxer pushes urine therapy as \u2018COVID antidote\u2019 without scientific evidenceRussian troops halt attack of nuclear power plant but remain in control. How dangerous could this be?Georgia redistricting pits Democratic incumbents against each other in May primaryCampus ministry at Virginia Tech had its Pride flag stolen, replaced with Confederate flag\u2018That\u2019s on TikTok, not our menu\u2019: Starbucks baristas can make viral drink orders but need time and patienceDisneyland\u2019s Snow White ride faces backlash over Prince Charming\u2019s kissCinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. So why does the United States celebrate it more?If not skinny jeans, then what? Gen Z tells Millennials their jeans are out of styleSunscreen for dark skin or acne-prone skin: How to find a good sunscreen matchFrom Allyson Felix to Simone Biles, how female stars of Tokyo Olympics are inspiring women around the world\u2018Five hours of silence was torture\u2019: Facebook and WhatsApp are lifelines for some families\u2018This is my land, I stay\u2019: These Ukrainian women are among thousands choosing to fight, not fleeThis isn\u2019t about music, it\u2019s about \u2018freedom\u2019: Why songs chanted at Cuba protests matter<\/p>\n<p>The content in each of the articles was deleted and replaced with the following note from the newspaper: \u201cThis story has been removed from our platforms because it does not meet our standards.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Today was forced to delete nearly two dozen news articles this week after an internal investigation found that breaking news reporter Gabriela Miranda had allegedly fabricated sources and then gave investigators false evidence to try to cover up her actions. \u201cAfter receiving an external correction request, USA Today audited the reporting work of Gabriela &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1519668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1519648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1519648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1519668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1519648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1519648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1519648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}