> 'Headlines that seem plausible with details hinting at fabrication in the article' is a bad formula and deserves to be criticized.
Readers need to read more than headlines, and newspapers shouldn't censor things as if they don't.
> In fact, Chosun Ilbo's reputation should have prevented the story from being republished by western media at all.
No, that's just your opinion, which other people are free to disagree with without being wrong. For instance, I find it perfectly acceptable that the story was initially published with ample reliability disclaimers, then later corrected when new information surfaced.