British journalist Edward Lucas used the word whataboutism in a blog post of 29 October 2007, reporting as part of a diary about Russia which was printed in 2 November issue of The Economist.
Wartawan Britania Edward Lucas menggunakan kata whataboutism dalam sebuah artikel blog tanggal 29 Oktober 2007 sebagai bagian dari diari tentang Rusia yang dicetak di The Economist edisi 2 November.