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"Fake News: And How the Washington Post Rewrote It's Story......(more Russian Hysteria)
Forbes ^ | Jan 1, 2017 | Kalev Leetaru

Posted on 01/01/2017 7:43:07 PM PST by greeneyes

"The Washington Post sparked a wave of fear" claiming that Russian Hackers penetrated US Electric Grid"......

(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fakenews; russiahacking; wp
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"It appears that a government source tipped off the post about a sensational story of Russian hacking the US power grid" but apparently did not bother to check out the story.

Excellent story in Forbes. Unfortunately, the Post's incorrect story went viral, and even the revision is inadequate to telling the less than sensational story.

This is supposed to be a reputable Main Stream News Source LOL - mouthpiece of the CIA would be more likely in my opinion. Question is why is the establishement frothing at the mouth over Russia - what are they trying to do?

1 posted on 01/01/2017 7:43:07 PM PST by greeneyes
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The Uniparty is trying the Big Lie in their desperation to retain power. War with Russia would neatly cement them in power - or so they think. It was Russia or China and China’s been handing out bigger bribes.


2 posted on 01/01/2017 7:48:22 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.d)
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“Yet, it turns out this narrative was false and as the chronology below will show, illustrates how effectively false and misleading news can ricochet through the global news echo chamber through the pages of top tier newspapers that fail to properly verify their facts.”

Love seeing the Dinosaur media attack and blame each other. Their days are numbered, yet they cannot see it.


3 posted on 01/01/2017 7:51:27 PM PST by Fungi (Having my fungus and eating it too.)
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This false narrative about Russian’s hacking is getting old. Not sure what their end game is.


4 posted on 01/01/2017 7:58:12 PM PST by greeneyes
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“This is supposed to be a reputable Main Stream News Source”

They went bankrupt, Bezos bought it cheap and now uses it as his personal purveyor of propaganda.

It’s all fake all the time. And they couldn’t care less about number of subscribers.


5 posted on 01/01/2017 8:01:50 PM PST by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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On Friday the Washington Post sparked a wave of fear when it ran the breathless headline “Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, U.S. officials say.” The lead sentence offered “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” and continued “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

Hacking the grid and bringing it down is an act of war. We nor the Russians desire to have nukes dropping from space and destroying each other.

The Washington Post is purveyor of lie after lie after lie and when they are caught lying they do not correct their lie.

Putin is not our friend but he does not need to be our enemy. The Washington Post is our enemy.

6 posted on 01/01/2017 8:02:42 PM PST by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR.)
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... Rewrote It's Story...

"It's" = It is.

The correct word is "its".

7 posted on 01/01/2017 8:05:18 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free)
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John McCain is in on perpetrating the false narrative.
He also has provided no info.
How he got re-elected is a mystery.
I think the end game is Saudi money.
The Saudis want the US to be theirs.


8 posted on 01/01/2017 8:06:47 PM PST by doc maverick (I)
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“Hacking the grid and bringing it down is an act of war.”

They found a laptop infected with malware and the Washington Post jumped to the headline that the “Russians hacked the power grid”.

Next they will claim that anonymous sources are telling them that all 18 intelligence agencies (including coast guard, etc) concluded that the Russians are guilty.


9 posted on 01/01/2017 8:18:00 PM PST by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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I think this is a largely EU driven effort to demonize Russia to justify enormous clampdowns on speech in Europe before their elections this year to make sure no more Brexits or Trumps get in the way of the inevitable victory of (((globalism))).


10 posted on 01/01/2017 8:35:03 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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It’s the same malware that clicker Podesta feel for


11 posted on 01/01/2017 8:35:15 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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Yep.LOL


12 posted on 01/01/2017 8:36:39 PM PST by greeneyes
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Putin cannot be our friend because nations have no friends, only interests.


13 posted on 01/01/2017 8:36:51 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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Good thing he never got near the nuclear button.


14 posted on 01/01/2017 8:37:59 PM PST by greeneyes
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So someone at DHS wants us to go to war with Russia.....how insane is that?


15 posted on 01/01/2017 8:38:08 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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I understand that there are whole bureaus in the DHS staffed entirely of the Muslim Brotherhood. Clearer now?


16 posted on 01/01/2017 8:39:07 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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McShamey wants to declare war on Tussia.....I guess it’s his way of helping ISIS


17 posted on 01/01/2017 8:39:40 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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Surely insane for all the citizens, but I guess the Government has all it’s bunkers ready, stocked, and Continuity plans ready to go.

Depopulation of the country would just be a bonus I guess.


18 posted on 01/01/2017 8:40:55 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: Nifster

That should read.....fell for


19 posted on 01/01/2017 8:41:36 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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The Uniparty is insane and desperate.


20 posted on 01/01/2017 8:42:58 PM PST by greeneyes
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