Pretty sure that's not the correct order of those two things!
ProPublica published an expose based on a close reading of Communist Party memoranda in Mandarin. But in the days after the piece came out, the publication has been quietly contacting translators to see if they got it right. New from me: semafor.com/article/10/31/20…
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Replying to @khuey_
Just a few tweets up in my timeline I see pretty firm (and trustworthy) assertions that they did not, in fact, get it right.
Replying to @BeijingPalmer
anyway @propublica this remains a massive, embarrassing, and seriously harmful series of errors and misrepresentations

Nov 1, 2022 · 12:52 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron
Yeah I was understating things a bit.