King's fuckup was reporting his source's educated guess as a fact. He didn't couch it in language like "must have seen" until after this all hit yesterday. He wrote that piece in July with the a declarative statement.
Look at his two statements:
That's a statement of fact. There's nothing modifying it at all and there's nothing to show it was the opinion of the source.
Now, look at his latest statement:
That doesn't mean the same thing as the first statement. It's an opinion of the source.
His lazy writing did this.
Look at his two statements:
July 29: There is one other thing I did not write or refer to, and that is the other videotape the NFL and some Ravens officials have seen
That's a statement of fact. There's nothing modifying it at all and there's nothing to show it was the opinion of the source.
Now, look at his latest statement:
September 8: The source said league officials had to have seen it.
That doesn't mean the same thing as the first statement. It's an opinion of the source.
His lazy writing did this.