In many cases it's the same news organizations getting the story wrong both ways. It's a very interesting case study in bias. (and the power of PR firms)
Also I don't see how it's whataboutism when I'm agreeing with the general thesis.
Cool. I thought you were saying that it's OK to lie about bad people but you're not. Totally support reporting on anything that happened (and yes a kid said this)
Edit: it's not me modding you down, I think your second post was quite reasonable. I wish HN didn't downvote civil discussion like this.
Also I don't see how it's whataboutism when I'm agreeing with the general thesis.