(hat tip FReeper trclf)
Posted on 01/06/2017 4:08:08 AM PST by IBD editorial writer
When a company fails at its basic mission in a way that harms the public, and then tries to mislead the public about it, newspaper reporters can be counted on to immediately swoop in and demand that the company be held to account.
So what happens when the company in question is a major, highly influential newspaper? Let's see.
On Friday, the Washington Post published an earth-shattering report that Russian hackers had infiltrated the U.S. electricity grid through a Vermont utility.
The story's lede said that a "code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials."
It went on to say that while "the Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt operations of the utility, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss a security matter, the penetration of the nation's electrical grid is significant because it represents a potentially serious vulnerability."
"Officials said that it is unclear when the code entered the Vermont utility's computers," the story added.
This was huge news, and for good reason. If Russian hackers, or any hackers for that matter, had found their way into the U.S. electricity grid, there would be almost no end to the harm they could cause. Not surprisingly, the Post story spread like wildfire.
But it turns out that none of it was true. Zip. Zero. Nada.
(Excerpt) Read more at investors.com ...
YU been it may not b true?
Nicely explains the whole thing. Good.
The Washington Post and the rest of the MSM need to double down on their lies—forcing any American with an IQ above room temperature to do their own research.
60 Republican Senators in two years—keep it up, MSM!
If the presses of the compost were burned would the lies cease?
(hat tip FReeper trclf)
I used the pass word Password and password and PASSWORD. All said I needed to provide the correct password and denied access.
On thread, an elected position is required for stealing money from the taxpayers.
I now refuse to call them anything but the WashingFake News.
Same here.
Why isn't ANYONE asking or trying to find out why Homeland Security(?) tried to hack the election systems of several states?
John Podesta: Washington Post post-election op-ed / FR POSTED by by ColdOne
PODESTA: The more we learn about the Russian plot to sabotage Hillary Clinton’s campaign and elect Donald Trump, and the failure of the FBI to adequately respond, the more shocking it gets. The former acting director of the CIA has called the Russian cyberattack “the political equivalent of 9/11.” Just as after the real 9/11, we need a robust, independent investigation into what went wrong inside the government and how to better protect our country in the future.
As the former chair of the Clinton campaign and a direct target of Russian hacking, I understand just how serious this is. So I was surprised to read in the New York Times that when the FBI discovered the Russian attack in September 2015, it failed to (Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
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Didn't we get the old “Rogue Employee” excuse for that?
He looks just as he would when stepping off screen as the leading character in “Nightmare on Elm Street”. Only difference, the nails need a bit more polish and lengthened.
Two of the major reasons for politicians and pundits to push the fake Russia story:
1) they’ve hated Trump all along
2) somebody has dirt on them
Those in the second category speak about it without any real passion. The ones in the first category, for example John McCain or anyone on CNN, are having tantrums.
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