{"id":609425,"date":"2021-08-03T11:35:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=609425"},"modified":"2021-08-03T11:35:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:35:37","slug":"fact-check-did-the-new-york-times-publish-an-article-titled-even-if-the-election-was-stolen-recalling-it-will-further-divide-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-new-york-times-publish-an-article-titled-even-if-the-election-was-stolen-recalling-it-will-further-divide-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did The New York Times Publish An Article Titled \u2018Even If The Election Was Stolen, Recalling It Will Further Divide The Country\u2019?"},"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\">48<\/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%2Ffact-check-did-the-new-york-times-publish-an-article-titled-even-if-the-election-was-stolen-recalling-it-will-further-divide-the-country%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=609425&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>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10158343708742849&amp;set=a.10152331884452849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows an article from The New York Times with the headline: \u201cEven If The Election Was Stolen, Recalling It Will Just Further Divide The Country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7251296\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7251296\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7251296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-11.08.50-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook\/Screenshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-11.08.50-AM.jpg 1668w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-11.08.50-AM-140x120.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-11.08.50-AM-620x532-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-11.08.50-AM-768x658-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-11.08.50-AM-1536x1316-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-03-at-11.08.50-AM-2047x1755-1.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1668px) 100vw, 1668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7251296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence The New York Times published the headline. The image has been photoshopped.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSCrnpeJwZK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=7858b7e8-0a60-452c-86ea-f4e1cc921dfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a> shows a supposed screen grab of an article, allegedly published by The New York Times, that seemingly suggests the 2020 election was stolen. The subheadline mentions former President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>A search of The New York Times\u2019 website, however, yielded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/search?query=even+if+the+election+was+stolen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no matches<\/a> for the headline shown in the Facebook post. The purported article also cannot be found on either the newspaper\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/page\/5281959998\/search\/?q=Even%20If%20The%20Election%20Was%20Stolen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a> or its <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22even%20if%20the%20election%20was%20stolen%22%20(from%3Anytimes)&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter account<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/07\/09\/fact-check-new-york-times-publish-article-donald-trump-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did The New York Times Publish An Article Claiming Donald Trump Died?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The screen grab appears to be a doctored version of a real New York Times article titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes Show<\/a>.\u201d In the digitally altered image, the headline has been changed.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">actual New York Times article<\/a> reported that, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/committee-obtains-key-evidence-of-president-trump-s-attempts-to-overturn-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">handwritten<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/sites\/democrats.oversight.house.gov\/files\/DOJ%20Donoghue%20Notes%20Extract%20for%20Production.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">notes<\/a> from then-Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, Trump asked Department of Justice officials in a December phone call to say the 2020 election was \u201ccorrupt.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210730152041\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archived<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210730154812\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">versions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210731003620\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210731014322\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210801010258\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.htmlhttps:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210801010258\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210801125357\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210802103346\/nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-justice-department-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Wayback Machine<\/a> show the piece has not suggested at any point that the election was stolen or sported the headline featured in the Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New York Times did not write or publish the headline in that screenshot,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jordan-cohen-51796816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Cohen<\/a>, the executive director of communications for the publication, told Check Your Fact in an email.<\/p>\n<p>The Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council and the Elections Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council issued a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news\/2020\/11\/12\/joint-statement-elections-infrastructure-government-coordinating-council-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joint statement<\/a> in November of last year stating, \u201cThe November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.\u201d Former Attorney General William Barr also said the Department of Justice found no evidence of widespread voter fraud, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/barr-no-widespread-election-fraud-b1f1488796c9a98c4b1a9061a6c7f49d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows an article from The New York Times with the headline: \u201cEven If The Election Was Stolen, Recalling It Will Just Further Divide The 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