The Wall Street Journal Provides a Template for Covering the Right's Springfield Lies
Plus: Three other Springfield-specific reading recommendations
Today, The Wall Street Journal published a fantastic exposé about Springfield, Ohio, urban legends, and the power of lies, titled, "How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True." I want to give credit to a job well done.
The article chronicles how Springfield became the epicenter of a national contro…
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