1 line summary: Reporter/columnist decides he will not honor the privacy request of 'off-the-record' disclosures if he discovers that the source was lying to him.
However, who determines that the source was lying? If the journo in question thinks he was lying to? This would discourage any insider from talking to him anonymously
However, who determines that the source was lying? If the journo in question thinks he was lying to? This would discourage any insider from talking to him anonymously