Richardson explains why she did not update the post
Historian interviewed by the Boston Globe
“I haven’t done anything about that because I think it was right.”
Source and context
Interview
About this source
Reporter directly asks Richardson why she did not update her Kirk-shooting post; Richardson says it was a snapshot of what appeared at the time and stands by it.
Original text
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Richardson characterized Robinson as apparently far-right and not on the left; the wording includes 'appears' but goes beyond a bare report of a Groyper rumor.
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The interviewer asked why the original post had not been updated after subsequent information about the accused shooter's politics.
After the quotation
Richardson emphasized that she had used 'appears' and described the letter as a snapshot of the day.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: Tyler Robinson appeared to have embraced the far right and was not someone on the left.
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Explicitly defends the original characterization as a snapshot of information available at the time.
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