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ProPublica (propublica@newsie.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 06:42:50 JST ProPublica

This week, the Wall Street Journal opinion section published an op-ed about our #tax coverage.
We don't typically comment on our newsgathering process, but this opinion essay has factual errors in the headline and in the essay that should be corrected.
We've submitted this to their editors:
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1. Ira Stoll’s recent op-ed accusing ProPublica of having copies of his tax returns is false, and the Journal’s erroneous headline should be corrected. As we shared at the start of our 2021 reporting on the tax avoidance strategies of America’s wealthiest individuals, ProPublica obtained an extremely limited set of information about the top .001% of individuals. We did not receive any corporation’s tax returns. To be clear: We do not have Mr. Stoll’s corporate or personal tax returns. Mr. Stoll apparently received a notification from the IRS because at least one individual who is in our database has a partnership share in his company. ProPublica has carefully used the information we have obtained on the top .001% to write over 50 articles vital to the public’s understanding of our tax system, revealing a multitude of techniques wealthy individuals use to avoid paying taxes. ProPublica is an independent and fair-minded news organization. We have never — and will never — target any subject simply because they have criticized us, as Mr. Stoll implies. Sincerely, Robin Sparkman President, ProPublica
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