The NYT's lies led to a war that killed 650,000 people:
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/20/world/nation-challenged-secret-sites-iraqi-tells-renovations-sites-for-chemical.html
I can't see a defence of them (in particular, "we genuinely believed it was true") that doesn't apply to Alex Jones. Jones is an odd, paranoid guy, but an honest mistake isn't a lie.
The NYT's lies led to a war that killed 650,000 people:
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/20/world/nation-challenged-secret-sites-iraqi-tells-renovations-sites-for-chemical.html
I can't see a defence of them (in particular, "we genuinely believed it was true") that doesn't apply to Alex Jones. Jones is an odd, paranoid guy, but an honest mistake isn't a lie.