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Word count NYT's puff piece on SBF:

"Fraud": 0 "Enron": 0 "Crime": 0 "Illiquid": 0 "Stolen": 0 "Hidden": 0 "Criminal": 0 "Back door": 0 "He's getting sleep": 1

Source: https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1592349684471037955

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"In less than a week, the cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried went from industry leader to industry villain, lost most of his fortune, saw his $32 billion company plunge into bankruptcy and became the target of investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department."

That's the first paragraph. Literally calls him a "villain" and says he's the target of multiple investigations.

You are not going to see any media claim that he defrauded investors, committed a crime, stole, when there are no charges filed (yet), let alone convictions. Implying that the NYT is trying to puff him up by avoiding a defamation suit is reaching.

Completely untrue, they do this stuff all the time. Usually they just interview people in the industry and quote them, or temper with words like alleged. But it’s common.

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