Very true...
Drudge and others (even in the "mainstream news") are masters at floating, well...floaters...that rarely pan out. But if they do, they love to wave the "we were first" flag.
Oh, but if they are really wrong, then they can always provide a retraction...hidden in the noise, long after the damage has been done...Or they could even do a Dan Rather and try to change the subject: Just pretend it never happened.
Scott Evil