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I must say, not the kind of story I was expecting on Christmas Eve. No comment on content per se.--~Sıgehelmus♗_(Tøk) 13:39, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

• This is the world of undisclosed paid editing unfortunately. This case is not as bad as many though involves someone more high profile than most. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:01, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
• A very interesting and well-written piece. Thanks for the read, Smallbones! Galobtter (pingó mió) 14:08, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
• Would Wikipedia benefit from a Whitaker bot?Tamanoeconomico (talk) 14:45, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
• Very good reportage - thank you! - kosboot (talk) 18:15, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
  • Thanks for all the kind comments. I'm off for some last minute shopping. Merry Christmas! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 19:28, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
• Well this was very interesting for sure.--Mark Miller (talk) 02:11, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Note the "Update" section that was added. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 03:35, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

• Good ol' fashion journalism - The Signpost at its best, though the football stuff seemed a little tangential. -Indy beetle (talk) 06:03, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
  • Thanks. Perhaps I should explain the emphasis on football. A lot of investigations use the rule from Watergate "Follow the money", others might "chercher la femme". When it became clear that the creator of the Matthew Whitaker article had an inflated view of Whitaker's football career, I just "followed the bouncing football." Smallbones_(smalltalk) 12:13, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Wall Street Journal posted an article referring to this post, Dec 26: https://www.wsj.com/articles/acting-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker-incorrectly-claims-academic-all-american-honors-11545844613 Ncr100 (talk) 19:41, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

Wow - I just checked this out. Yup it's there. Reuters also has an article, just summarizing the WSJ though. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 20:54, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

At least sixteen major mainstream media outlets are running the story now. 73.222.1.26 (talk) 00:16, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

"Academic All-American" is trending #3 on Twitter with 40K tweets. 73.222.1.26 (talk) 03:44, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

It is WSJ's #1 story online at the moment. I'm keeping a roster of media mentions here. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:49, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Good work, Smallbones. Tony (talk) 05:39, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Nice to get the scoop from The Signpost! Galobtter (pingó mió) 17:14, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Very, very good work by one of our own! Smallbones has helped to make us all proud to be Wikipedia editors. Gandydancer (talk) 21:18, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

• Interesting read. I don't understand why people who want to edit Wikipedia don't have to register first and provide some sort of bona fides, so that edits can be traced back to real people. This would prevent Wikipedia being used as propaganda, and improve articles which are constantly targeted by idiots--Gueux de mer (talk) 00:32, 14 January 2019 (UTC).

Citations to this article

Moved in here from subpage.

Re-report (Tier II)

• Maremont, Mark. "Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Incorrectly Claims Academic All-American Honors". WSJ.

Re-reported (Tier III, reporting on Tier II)

26 December

• "U.S. acting AG falsely claimed scholar-athlete honor: report". news.yahoo.com.
• Burke, Michael (December 26, 2018). "Acting AG incorrectly claimed 'Academic All-American' honors on resume: report".
• "Acting AG Claimed Honors He Didn't Have on Résumé". Newsweek. December 26, 2018.
• McNamara, Audrey (December 26, 2018). "Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Falsely Claims Academic All-American Honors on Resume: WSJ". The Daily Beast.
• Mordock, Jeff. "Matthew Whitaker incorrectly claimed Academic All-American status: Report". The Washington Times.
• "WSJ: Whitaker Fudged Academic Honors On Resume, Gov Documents". TPM – Talking Points Memo. December 26, 2018.
• "Acting AG Matt Whitaker's resume said he was an All-American athlete. He wasn't". www.vice.com.
• Steinbuch, Yaron (December 26, 2018). "Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed to be an Academic All-American football player". New York Post.
• "Acting AG Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed 'All-American' academic honors on resume, government forms". New York Daily News.
• Finn, Jessica (December 26, 2018). "Acting AG Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed he's Academic All-American". Mail Online.
• "Acting AG Matt Whitaker has been wrongly claiming he was an Academic All-American at Iowa". sports.yahoo.com.
• Roney, Luke (December 27, 2018). "Acting AG Incorrectly Claims Honor on Resume". Newser.
• "Donald Trump and Melania Make Surprise Trip to Iraq, Kiss". jezebel.com.
• https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mattwhitaker-attorneygeneral-iowa-football/2018/12/26/id/895955/
• "Whitaker Fudged His Resume". Political Wire.
• "All-American fraud? Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker's questionable résumé". Daily Kos.

27 December

• "Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker apparently lied on his resume". The Week.
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/27/justice-department-deserves-better-than-these-guys/
• Tarlo, Shira (December 27, 2018). "Trump's Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker falsely padded his resume: report". Salon.

Re-re-reported (Tier IV, using wire services or other national papers)

• D'Angelo, Bob; Desk, Cox Media Group National Content. "Report: Acting AG Matthew Whitaker incorrectly claimed academic honor on résumé" – via AJC.com.
• Fisher, Janon (December 26, 2018). "Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker pumped up his resume on government forms, report says". San Diego Union-Tribune.
• https://www.malaymail.com/s/1706526/us-acting-ag-falsely-claimed-scholar-athlete-honour-reports-wsj
• Staff, A. O. L. "Acting AG Matt Whitaker has been wrongly claiming he was an Academic All-American at Iowa". www.aol.com.
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/acting-ag-whitaker-incorrectly-claims-academic-all-american-honors/ar-BBRsFcq?li=BBnbcA1
• "Acting AG Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed 'All-American' academic honors on resume, government forms". Baltimore Sun.
• "Acting AG Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed 'All-American' academic honors on resume, government forms". Chicago Tribune.
• "Report: Whitaker's honor while at UI overstated". www.thegazette.com.
• "Trump's acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed scholar-athlete honor: report". The Japan Times. December 27, 2018.
• https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2018-12-26/us-acting-ag-falsely-claimed-scholar-athlete-honor-report
• "Acting AG falsely claimed scholar-athlete honor: Report". www.metro.us. December 26, 2018.

Other (no attribution)

• https://ijr.com/matt-whitaker-all-american-iowa-football-years/
• editorial, The Register's. "Roses & Thistles: Grassley, Ernst make history in Senate leadership roles". The Des Moines Register.

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