The Washington Post was raked over the coals on social media over a claim made in a statement defending the Taylor Lorenz report that revealed the identity of the person behind the “Libs of TikTok” Twitter account as Chaya Raichik. After numerous conservatives accused Lorenz of doxxing Raichik, The Post defended Lorenz’s report in a statement from senior managing editor Cameron Barr.

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