Dear Editor: Still Disappointed

Dear Editor,

I was at first glad to see the apology from Ruth Lott in the June 25, 2025, Whitehall Ledger edition. That gladness soon turned to disappointment.

First, Ms. Lott blames the mistake on "reliable sources" being "duped." While I'm not sure to which sources she refers (the meme or quote itself, whomever posted the meme/quote, etc.) she does not make it clear that she, herself, was "duped" into both believing and passing along this false quote.

Second, Ms. Lott, by using the word "duped" itself, seems to have no clear awareness that we live in a world full of false information, where...