In 1996 the WSJ actually did reporting,and won a pulitzer for it in 1997
One of the winning articles exposed the corruption of federal agencies in Exaggerating the Risks of AIDS to promote a fear campaign
Health Hazard: AIDS Fight Is Skewed By Federal Campaign Exaggerating Risks - WSJ
∙ https://archive.fo/tvDaX
1997 Pulitzer Prizes-NATIONAL REPORTING, Works [archive]
∙ https://web.archive.org/web/20070705215448/http://www.pulitzer.org/year/1997/national-reporting/works/2.html
Staff of The Wall Street Journal - The Pulitzer Prizes
∙ https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/staff-38
Staff of The Wall Street Journal - The Pulitzer Prizes [archive]
∙ https://archive.is/vYI6n
1997 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists - The Pulitzer Prizes
∙ https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/1997
1997 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists - The Pulitzer Prizes [archive]
∙ https://archive.is/8qIIp
How far they have fallen…