There is no way to conclude that the @nytimes.com's failure to tell its readers that one of the "skeptics" was a former College Republican leader who is a far right bigot is anything other than intentional. That's such an obvious piece of context that this omission can't be accidental.
Mike the Mad Biologist and Sen. Mullin’s Combat Smell Sommelier
About 10 seconds of checking will find his insanely bigoted and eliminationist College Republican group chat messages