The Washington Post tweeted:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has sought to ban mask mandates in schools, tests positive for the coronavirus https://t.co/0IyU4bU42l

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 17, 2021

And here’s the story:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has sought to ban mask mandates in schools, tests positive for the coronavirus

by Felicia Sonmez | August 17, 2021 | 5:48 PM EDT

Abbott is among the Republican governors who have resisted public-health mandates aimed at stemming the tide of the virus’s delta variant, which has caused a new spike in cases as the country attempts to reopen schools, restaurants and other businesses.

A spokesman for Abbott said the governor is “fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms.” Texas first lady Cecilia Abbott has tested negative, and everyone with whom the governor was in close contact Tuesday has been notified, the spokesman, Mark Miner, said in a statement.

However, videos and photos posted online by Abbott’s gubernatorial campaign show him delivering remarks and mingling with a large, maskless crowd of more than 100 people indoors at an event in Texas on Monday night.

Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether it had contacted those who were present at the event in the wake of his positive diagnosis.

“The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result,” Miner said Tuesday. “Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, agency heads, and government officials to ensure that state government continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. The Governor will isolate in the Governor’s Mansion and continue to test daily.”

There’s more at the original. But here’s the important part: though the Post was trying to slam the Governor for resisting mask mandates, today was his first positive test, and he has been “fully vaccinated” against the virus.

The other important part? The Post’s tweet was only 106 characters and spaces, meaning that there were 174 more characters and spaces available, yet the Post tweet couldn’t take the effort to note that the Governor is fully vaccinated. While it’s in the third paragraph of the story, and before the first ad, it can’t be considered ‘burying the lede,’ Washington Post stories are hidden behind a paywall,^[1]Yes, I’m spending good money to subscribe to the Post, because both of my readers deserve good content. and some people who saw the tweet couldn’t access the story. How many thousands and thousands of others read, and perhaps retweeted, the tweet without ever checking?

So, the Governor is fully vaccinated, and being tested daily, but the Post wants to slam him because he opposes mask mandates, something which puts him within what the people of the Lone Star State want.