Misquoting, Misconstruing, and Misstating

I read and interesting article from Thom Hogan

Misquoting, Misconstruing, and Misstating
April 23 (commentary)--
"...But the whole web of Web viralness shows a remarkable problem that's getting more and more common these days. First, we have misstatement and hyperbole. This is then misconstrued by many into something even more outrageous. At which point we eventually end up with complete misquotes that enhance the misconstruction. Lord help us, isn't anyone teaching English, logic, clarity, or fact-checking these days? Have all the reporters in the world disappeared and been replaced by bloggers who don't have time to actually check the source?"