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Comment by igivanov | Hacker News Reader

No confirmation from the NSA, only "leaks" from anonymous "multiple people with knowledge of the matter."

How do we know it's not another piece of fake news riding the wave of "Russia did it"?

By fake news you mean the stuff that Russia created in the US, and Sputnik and RT and Breitbart and Fox, right? That's the true fake news.

For the reason why people are trying to redefine the term "fake news" into being stuff in real outlets with real journalists like WSJ (this article), read this great piece from Masha Gessen: http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/05/13/the-autocrats-langua...

I agree that there is a lot of Russia blaming and such but this article is pretty credible. Only of course US newspapers aren’t gonna be writing about the hacks that they succeed in.

Because you trust journalists to do their job in verifying sources, which maintains their credibility.

I want you to think your cunning plan through. What do you think would happen if journalists actually lied?

You have GOT to be fucking kidding. Have you actually been asleep for the last 6 years?

Were you under the impression that credible journalists are in the business of "fake news"?

I want you to think about what would happen if that were actually the case.

You're the only one in this thread that's incredulous about a major publication posting a researched article.

Clearly we are all out to get you.

pdx is certainly not the only one. Many of us who consider the entirety of Western Media to be a wholly controlled narrative fabrication oligopoly simply keep our mouths shut about it.

As they should, since they won't be able to back up their claims with facts.

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