The ball was chipped, but it's a manufacturer feature. It was dumb to make it seem anything but that. https://www.soccerbible.com/perform...w-does-the-2018-adidas-telstar-nfc-ball-work/
You know what is surprising? The lack of examples in this thread. There is more than enough examples of "journalistic" stupidity from the media to fill Baron's servers.
And this was buried in the NY Times hit piece: "A spokesman for Ms. Haley said plans to buy the curtains were made in 2016, during the Obama administration. Ms. Haley had no say in the purchase, he said." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/us/politics/nikki-haley-curtains.html