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Will WSJ confirm by 15 Oct 2026 that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent formally apologized for denying G20 credentials?

closed deadline 2026-10-15

Posted 2026-09-02, stated before the outcome.

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The Wall Street Journal is a major American financial newspaper. Scott Bessent serves as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. This question concerns whether a specific media outlet will publish a report confirming an official retraction regarding press access to a G20 finance meeting.

The claim

By 2026-10-15, The Wall Street Journal will not publish a follow-up report confirming that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a formal written apology or official retraction to the reporters from WSJ, The New York Times, and Bloomberg regarding their denied credentials for the G20 finance minister meeting.

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