Ex-New York Times reporter accuses paper of stealing his story on Parkinson's expert's multiple WH visits
Independent journalist Alex Berenson leveled a serious charge against his former employer The New York Times on Monday, accusing the paper of stealing his reporting on the bombshell revelations about a Parkinson's disease expert visiting the White House.
On Saturday, The New York Post broke the story that Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist from Walter Reed Military Medical Center who specializes in Parkinson's disease, had met in January with Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, according to White House visitor logs.
Later that day, Berenson wrote on his Unreported Truths newsletter that Cannard visited the White House "at least nine times since July 2023" – he later amended his reporting that there was a double count in the visitor logs so that there were only eight visits by Cannard.
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The Times published its own report Monday, running the headline, "Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months." However, the paper didn't cite Berenson while citing the Post and The Guardian in its 11th paragraph.
"They stole the whole story. And tried to hide what they’d done by lying about their sourcing," Berenson reacted on X. "I don’t care how much the Times hates me or wants to pretend I didn’t work there a decade, it’s inexcusable."
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In an interview with Fox News Digital, Berenson said he was "glad" that the "elite media" was putting a spotlight on the explosive revelation but that the lack of acknowledgment left a sour taste in his mouth.
"When I wrote this Saturday, I knew it was going to be a big deal. And honestly, it is,"