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Fact check: WSJ errs on the 'grassy knoll'

Fact check: WSJ errs on the 'grassy knoll'

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Jefferson Morley
Dec 26, 2012
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In her story today on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, WSJ reporter Ana Campoy makes a common mistake that deprives readers of needed context and detail.

In writing about the so-called  "grassy knoll" area in Dealey Plaza in Dallas Texas where President John F. Kennedy was killed 50 years ago, Campoy wrote:

"Some con…

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