We must adopt and enforce a known-false presumption (material is not authentic), PLUS add another known-false presumption (Russia) in order to justify the presumption of in-authenticity, and call the whole thing a plan to disrupt our plan to advocate for Biden under the pretext of objective reporting.
Democracy dies in the dark is their business model.
Stories that are inconvenient to their narrative are covered, with a pillow, until they stop moving.