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The Associated Press: They literally confirm everything the story said, but declare it to be "unfounded" anyway because reasons. (twitter.com)

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– JustHereForTheSalmon 10 points 2 years ago +10 / -0

Is there a fallacy name for this kind of time-travel DEBOONKing? "It's false today based on additional developments after the original true discovery"?

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– ElmoHassel 7 points 2 years ago +7 / -0

Equivocation?

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– Assassin47 3 points 2 years ago +3 / -0

The fallacy of being false.

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