This is journalism of this era: report before verifying that way you can push your narrative.
Yes, instead of verifying with multiple sources, NPR says the hell with it and admits what they report “may later turn out to be wrong”.
Bodycam footage released Tuesday night showed a police officer in Columbus, Ohio shooting Makiyah Bryant armed with a knife and attacking two other girls.
NPR was among media outlets immediately running with the desired “unarmed” narrative before all the facts were known, but they seem to think the media malpractice can be covered by a disclaimer.
They actually ran the disclaimer at the bottom of the article that read:
“This is a developing story. Some facts reported by the media may later turn out to be wrong. We will focus on reports from police officials and other authorities, credible news outlets and reporters who are at the scene, and we will update as the situation develops.”