Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy

The English word “Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

An epigram or bon mot: "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for that rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge."

Coined by Attorney General of the United States William French Smith in 1982 (see quotation below), named after American journalist Erwin Knoll.

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