FILE- This May 2, 2017, file photo, shows the corporate signage on the headquarters building of The New York Times in New York. The New York Times Co. reports earnings Thursday, May 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

As we reported, Democrats blocked a virus relief bill meant to help a lot of Americans.

Up through Saturday, it had looked like the bill was going to pass with what people — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — said was a lot of “bipartisanship.”

But then, reportedly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) came in and completely mucked up the works, demanding that Republicans accede to all kinds of crazy pork provisions that had nothing at all to do with the virus, blowing up the deal. What does early voting or the diversity of corporate boards have to do with virus relief? Just insanity.

As the Chief of Staff and Communications Director for Rep. Mark Meadows, Ben Williamson observed:

Senate spends all weekend negotiating a bipartisan deal. Agreement reached. Pelosi flies in from California, whips out her unrelated “wishlist,” and says no. Senate Democrats then vote against proceeding on a bill they negotiated.

Jaw dropping.

— Ben Williamson (@_WilliamsonBen) March 22, 2020

But on Sunday, when the Democrats first blocked the bill, the New York Times’ reaction was something else. First, the headline to their story told the truth. But then it was changed to blunt what the Democrats had done, as Ken Farnaso, the deputy press secretary for the Trump campaign, observed.

Before and after. pic.twitter.com/BAKENuugAZ

— Ken Farnaso (@KLF) March 23, 2020

Then apparently, that wasn’t enough because it was still clear that Democrats had done it, so it was changed again to remove that.

…and after, again? pic.twitter.com/mL3olm8pLo

— Ken Farnaso (@KLF) March 23, 2020

As we asked, did a call go out? Or is there someone always there checking to make sure that the spin is favorable to Democrats?

After Democrats blocked things yet again on Monday in a revolting display of naked partisanship, it looks like we got our answer on that question.

Although it was the Democrats blocking the bill, this is what we got from the New York Times editorial board as a headline.

Ah, there it is. pic.twitter.com/zwquj31Xsa

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 23, 2020

That’s an insane rewriting of the truth. Republicans apparently forced the Democrats to block the bill because Democrats didn’t get every piece of crazy pork they wanted in a bill that’s supposed to be about virus relief. Talk about having no shame.

But remember, this is the same editorial board that has the member who thought Michael Bloomberg spending $300 million on his campaign meant he could have donated one million to each American.

The NY Times is literally trying to rewrite history. But we’ve got them on record.

Leave it to the @nytimes to allow an absolute lie to be printed… and no less by their own editorial board.

This is bad for journalism and print media as a whole.

Democrats blocked the Coronavirus bill. Today’s vote record, for reference. pic.twitter.com/hkUL9X6vdQ

— Erin Perrine (@ErinMPerrine) March 23, 2020

We will remember come November.