We’ve previously documented how WorldNetDaily has chosen to be suckered by the claims of a previously unknown website called African Press International that it has an audiotape of Michelle Obama purportedly haranguing it, despite copious evidence of the website’s dubious nature. Even Jerome Corsi was begging API for a copy of the (likely nonexistent) tape.
After days of uncritically promoting API’s claim, an Oct. 22 article struck a skeptical tone for the first time by reporting Fox News’ denial of API’s claim that it had struck a deal with Fox to air the tape. This was the last article WND did on it.
Meanwhile, others have done the investigative work into API that WND wouldn’t. The Mountain Sage blog dug into the background of API’s “Chief Editor Korir” and found that Korir has had a hand in previous false claims and runs an alleged charity that appears to be somewhat interchangeable with API. As a result, Korir has posted a lengthy bio to try and refute the claims. Mountain Sage has more on API here.
WND, meanwhile, accepted “Chief Editor Korir” at face value, asking no questions whatsoever.
With this new information surfacing — and yet another promised appearance of the purported audiotape apparently come and gone — will WND tell its readers the full truth about API? Will it retract API’s claims and admit that it chose to be bamboozled by the promise of an Obama smear?
Yeah, right. Lying about Obama is a matter of course for WND — why would it bother to tell the truth now?