Man Arrested For JCC Bomb Threats Was Liberal Journalist Fired For Fabrication – Mediaite

Juan Thompson, the St. Louis native arrested for making bomb threats against Jewish centers, used to writeatleft-wing websiteThe Intercept before being fired for fabrication.

Heres Mediaites report on his firing a year ago.

News website The Interceptissued a mass retraction and correction Tuesday after admitting that one of their writers regularly fabricated sources and impersonated sources with fake Gmail accounts.

An investigation into [Juan Thompson]s reporting turned up three instances in which quotes were attributed to people who said they had not been interviewed. In other instances, quotes were attributed to individuals we could not reach, who could not remember speaking with him, or whose identities could not be confirmed, Editor-in-chiefBetsy Reed announced in a note to readers.

The authorities have not come out and said the two Juan Thompsons are the same, but tweets from the former journalist makes it clear they are. The FBI alleges Thompsonmade the threats in an attempt to frame his ex-girlfriend, while Thompsons tweets suggest the same.

In addition, an article filed shortly after Thompsons firingindicated he was from St. Louis.

UPDATE (11:11 AM ET): The Intercept confirmed in a statement that Thompson is a former employee, and denounced his actions.

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