They can if the issues are buried by partisans who are trying to protect their chosen candidate. Whether or not this runs in the NYT does not decide whether or not it is legitimate. I am not suggesting that the story is true, but rather that there is a controversy surrounding it. That is indisputable fact. It is a shame that Wikipedia is no longer the peoples' place for all information, but rather an archive for issues already completely fleshed out by the antiquated media outlets. Shame.