Comment by _HMCB_
12 days ago
It’s funny they say the article “may have” run afoul of their journalistic standards. May have is carrying a lot of weight there.
12 days ago
It’s funny they say the article “may have” run afoul of their journalistic standards. May have is carrying a lot of weight there.
Saying may have during an investigation was unremarkable.
The article "may have" drawn too much attention to how little they care.
Equivalently: Our standards "may have" been low enough that this was just fine, actually.