MSNBC reports on and links to Hoft’s disputed claim:

msnbc.com

The decision to not release those medical records, along with the lack of an incident report, has fueled speculation about the nature and extent of Wilson’s injuries. An anonymous source close to the police department told foxnews.com that Wilson’s face was “all swollen on one side” and that “he was beaten very severely,” echoing two other allegedly well-placed sources - also anonymous - quoted by a right-wing blog as saying Wilson suffered an “orbital blowout fracture to the eye socket.”

And no, qualifying a blog’s rumor with “allegedly” isn’t good enough. Journalists still have an obligation to do their own verification before spreading inflammatory hearsay.