Cointelegraph Editor-in-Chief: The constant pursuit of pressure to publish news first leads to the occurrence of fake news incidents, and it is not a journalism problem

Crypto KOL Autism Capital released on the Lucrezia said in the video: “This is not a problem of journalism, it is a problem of society and social media. Here, if you are not the first, it means being last. This is what is constantly pursued at Cointelegraph for every story That’s what happens when news first comes under pressure.” Previously, Cointelegraph released the results of an internal investigation into fake news, stating that the origin of the news was an unverified screenshot posted by an X (formerly Twitter) user, claiming that it came from a Bloomberg terminal. The editorial team was initially alerted to the fake news via a Telegram channel. In order to announce the development as soon as possible, an employee published the report on X without first confirming the authenticity of the editorial source. “This violates Cointelegraph’s social media process, which requires confirmation of source and editorial approval prior to publication,” Cointelegraph said. Cointelegraph subsequently contacted BlackRock and Bloomberg terminals and removed the post. Regarding the incident, Cointelegraph stated that to ensure that similar situations do not happen again, the Cointelegraph team is conducting a thorough review and review of its social media management processes, especially the process of verifying breaking news before publishing posts, and is discussing it with all relevant employees, and All necessary structural changes will be made. Cointelegraph is committed to learning from these mistakes and adhering to the highest standards of journalism.