Reporter misquotes story then upon correction insists no one else read it; Update: Reporter tells Ali Akbar 'you're not black'

Heidi Moore, a reporter for The Guardian, made this claim today then got irritated when people questioned it’s veracity.

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508783892439236609

https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/508784135025205248

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508784531038810112

https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/508784909406986240

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508787464895746048

@moorehn I guess we're saying that U.S. Senator doesn't count as a "state-wide" office.

— Bronx Republicans (@TheBronxGOP) September 8, 2014

@moorehn clearly you know NOTHING about South Carolina. One of the most moderate & equally represented states. Stay in the UK.

— Salvaje (@wildbilltour) September 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508810558347681793

Really?

SC Lt. governor candidates spar over McMaster’s club membership

Sellers, who could be the first African-Americans elected to statewide office since Reconstruction, said he decided to make McMaster’s membership at the Forest Lake Club an issue because he wants to move South Carolina away from its past, including bouts with racism. (emphasis added)

Clearly her tweet was not a direct quote. Also her tweet leaves out the words “elected to.” Senator Tim Scott was elected to the House of Representatives, but he was appointed by Governor Nikki Hailey to the U.S. Senate when Senator Jim DeMint resigned. So the article is correct while Moore’s tweet was not.

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508810028506447873

Apparently neither did you since your “direct quote” was not a direct quote.

@moorehn just read it. your tweet was still factually incorrect, though the article was not. admit, apologize, & move on. #itsnotthathard

— Texan in Cali (@GarrettHeckman) September 8, 2014

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@moorehn btw "literally" has an important meaning, as does "elected"

— Texan in Cali (@GarrettHeckman) September 8, 2014

So, @moorehn has issued ~30 defensive tweets instead of just one admitting that she made a simple factual error. She's highly intelligent.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 8, 2014

And some wonder why the media aren’t trusted.

Update:

Moore tells Ali Akbar, whose mother is black, “you’re not black.”

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508828182725001216

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508832282929795073

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508829157728722944

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508835463969660930

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508836822588620800

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508837014574465024

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508840116648173570

https://twitter.com/ali/status/508847284139081728

But she’s still the victim:

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508845638571012096

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508850480060309504

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/508959972445929472