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Time Magazine Issues Correction Over Fabricated Hoekstra Quote
12/1/2025
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- Time Magazine published an article on strained U.S. international relations that included a fabricated quote attributed to U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, drawn from The Beaverton.
- Hoekstra's team said the quote was false, and Time issued a correction.
- Ian MacIntyre, editor of The Beaverton, stated the site is parody and did not intend to mislead readers, noting it was mistaken for real news.
