Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz leaves an article about an Instagram post in which he calls Joe Biden a “war criminal.”

NPR subsequently wrote that four people with direct knowledge of the post confirmed it was authentic.

Lorenz also later wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in response to a user’s post about the incident: “I literally never denied it was real.”

The Washington Post said it would look into the matter because no articles with her byline had been published since the incident in August.

“We are grateful for the work Taylor has done at The Washington Post,” a newspaper spokesman said. “She has resigned to pursue a career in independent journalism and we wish her well.”

The Post did not immediately address the results of its review by the columnist, who has worked at the newspaper for two and a half years. Lorenz was contacted by The Telegraph for comment.

She previously worked as a technology reporter for The New York Times.

Lorenz wrote Tuesday that she hopes her new Substack will focus on the way people use technology rather than “corporate profits and boardroom conflicts.”

“By becoming independent, I hope to do more of what I love: helping people understand the world around them, inspiring them, building a better internet, holding power to account and hopefully to have a lot more fun,” she wrote.