Alice in Wonderland Div** (now it begins subsection)

It seems that the editor of the Wall Street Journal has abrogated one of the most sacred tenents of journalism (and I use the word disdainfully in this instance) that is Truth.  Wadayamean you can't call them "lies?"
Didn't Rupert Murdoch tell you what the dictionary sez ??? (or are you simply afraid for your job?)

verb \ˈlī\

Definition of lie

lied

lying

 play \ˈlī-iŋ\

1. intransitive verb

2. 1:  to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive
3. 2:  to create a false or misleading impression

4. transitive verb

5. :  to bring about by telling lies <lied his way out of trouble>

Origin and Etymology of lie

Middle English, from Old English lēogan;akin to Old High German liogan to lie, Old Church Slavic lŭgati

First Known Use: before 12th century

Synonym Discussion of lie

lie,  prevaricate,  equivocate,  palter,  fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty <lied about where he had been>. prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue <during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate>. equivocate implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but intend another <equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors>. palter implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises <a swindler paltering with his investors>. fib applies to a telling of a trivial untruth <fibbed about the price of the new suit>

The fact that someone (unnamed in this instance ) is incapable of telling the truth is not a reason to abandon the long history of journalistic integrity.

Oh well, another nail in the coffin of "journalism" as it goes down the rabbit hole.

** 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.' Lewis Carroll - Through the Looking Glass