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> Bloomberg never mentioned it again.

If they're unable to determine the veracity of the story, they should retract it. If they're convinced of some elements of the story but not others, they should say so.

The failure to follow up with either affirmation or retraction seems dishonest.

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The thing is, if they were unable to determine the veracity they would have retracted it.

If they had been able to determine the veracity of it they would be able to tell us the ways that they did. Not just silence.

Discussing sources is tricky business for journalists, but given the pushback, it seems like at the very least Bloomberg should have conducted some follow-up investigations.

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