From the scoop factory: Ledeen follows Khamenei to the grave

Biting satire by a reasonable conservative. Jon Swift: Sadly, Ledeen did not live to see his greatest scoop vindicated: his report that the Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead. Or if he hadn't actually died, was dying. If not right at the moment, then eventually. ...

One would expect that self-proclaimed news media companies know the basics of factual reporting. Further, such companies built on the premise that they challenge fact-deprived mainstream media companies ought to be particularly careful in their reporting — and should publish corrections, especially when obviously needed. Blogs, newspapers, televisions, radios, all media sources fall into the same traps.