General Discussion

A defamation lawsuit filed this week by FBI Director Kash Patel against The Atlantic contains multiple spelling and copy‑editing errors, including misspelled words and formatting inconsistencies in passages sharply criticizing the magazine’s journalistic standards.

The 19‑page complaint, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., accuses The Atlantic and one of its reporters of knowingly publishing false and defamatory claims.

But a close review of the lawsuit itself reveals several basic errors in spelling.

Newsweek reached out to the legal team behind the filing, Binnall Law Group, via email for comment.....

The 19-page complaint contains several clear spelling mistakes, including:

"feable" instead of "feeble," used to describe what the lawsuit calls The Atlantic’s attempt to downplay partisan animus.
"politices" instead of "policies," in a passage accusing the magazine of ignoring its own editorial rules.
"dicussed" in place of "discussed."

None of the errors affects the substance of the allegations, which claim that The Atlantic relied on anonymous sources to publish false assertions about Patel’s behavior, alcohol use and job performance—claims that the lawsuit says were explicitly denied before publication by the FBI, the Justice Department and the White House.