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Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy
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English
Etymology
en Q351294 1982 (see quotation below), en Q5396148 1.
Noun
? Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy
An epigram or bon mot: "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for that rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge."
w:Stuart Taylor Jr. w:William French Smith Bar Urged to Join Fight on Politics in the Courts 25 January 1982 26 January 1982 CXXXI 45205 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/26/us/bar-urged-to-join-fight-on-politics-in-the-courts.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150524125718/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/26/us/bar-urged-to-join-fight-on-politics-in-the-courts.html B8 https://archive.org/details/sim_new-york-times_the-new-york-times_1982-01-26_131_45205/page/n23/mode/1up "I can personally attest," Mr. Smith said, "to the accuracy of what is called Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy: 'Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge.'"
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See also
en Gell-Mann Amnesia effect
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