What Zelensky says is news, whether or not it's true.
And the consensus online even among Ukraine supporters is that it's not true.
That's 3 of the biggest US news sources saying it's not fallen yet.
Incorrect. The article you linked states:
On Saturday the chief of the mercenary Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed to have captured Bakhmut after months of brutal fighting, saying he would hand it over to Russia later in May,
CNN is unable to verify either side’s battlefield claims.
In recent days, Russian forces clawing their way west through the city have fought through a final neighborhood of high-rise apartment blocks, reaching an expanse of garages, farmhouses and open fields to the west. The Ukrainian military said on Sunday it still held several buildings in that area.
It's fine to report on what Ukraine is saying, and also what Russia is saying. That's news. These stories you linked specifically do not come down on which side is correct, they're just repeating stuff from press conferences.
What Zelensky says is news, whether or not it's true.... It's fine to report on what Ukraine is saying, and also what Russia is saying
CNN: "Zelensky says"
CNN: "Russia claims"
C'mon man. You know how the media works. What Trump says is news, except when the media doesn't want to amplify his "Big Lies", then suddenly he's making claims WITHOUT EVIDENCE, and "people familiar with his thinking" are quoted more than the man himself.
CNN: Zelensky says fiercely contested Bakhmut ‘not occupied’ as Russia claims capture , timestamp: Updated 5:49 PM EDT, Sun May 21, 2023
NY Times: Zelensky Denies Bakhmut Has Fallen as Biden Pledges Commitment to Ukraine timestamp: May 21, 2023, Updated 6:13 p.m. ET
BBC: https://archive.ph/MIO60 timestamp: 6 hours ago (and I just archived it, so say 12:30-1 PM eastern today).
That's 3 of the biggest US news sources saying it's not fallen yet.
What Zelensky says is news, whether or not it's true.
And the consensus online even among Ukraine supporters is that it's not true.
Incorrect. The article you linked states:
Your NYT link is busted: https://archive.is/9Tu62
It's fine to report on what Ukraine is saying, and also what Russia is saying. That's news. These stories you linked specifically do not come down on which side is correct, they're just repeating stuff from press conferences.
C'mon man. You know how the media works. What Trump says is news, except when the media doesn't want to amplify his "Big Lies", then suddenly he's making claims WITHOUT EVIDENCE, and "people familiar with his thinking" are quoted more than the man himself.