Like most people, I’ve long known that factual falsehoods are routinely published in major media outlets. But as I’ve pointed out before, nothing makes you internalize just how often it really happens, how completely their editorial standards so often fail, like being personally involved in a story that receives substantial media coverage…
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CNN Is Now Least Trusted News Network Among Viewers…
A recent poll of cable news network viewers found that CNN’s regular audience is far more skeptical of the political news they receive than Fox News fans. In the poll published Wednesday by Rasmussen Reports, 1,000 likely voters were asked to describe their media viewing habits. Seventy-five percent said they watch at least some form […]
‘Fake News’ Is Over Now…
Remember a little while back, when you started hearing the term “fake news” a lot? It was around the time of the 2016 election. Specifically, it was right after the election. There were a lot of reasons for the Democrats’ loss, we were told. None of those reasons had anything to do with voters making […]
‘No Fireworks Because…’ — Kellyanne Clears The Air On DNI Report…
Kellyanne Conway took time away from her birthday on Sunday to tell CNN’s Jake Tapper that there were no “fireworks” in the National Intelligence report on the Russian election hacks…
Assanges Blasts ‘Embarrassing’ ODNI Report, Says ‘no evidence given’…
During a press conference Monday, WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange criticized the recent ODNI report describing it as “quite embarrassing to the reputations of the US intelligence services.” He described the ODNI’s report as containing “zero evidentiary weight” and being “deliberately political”…
IBM Watson Replaces Insurance Claim Workers at Japanese Insurance Company…
Most of the attention around automation focuses on how factory robots and self-driving cars may fundamentally change our workforce, potentially eliminating millions of jobs. But AI that can handle knowledge-based, white-collar work are also becoming increasingly competent. One Japanese insurance company, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, is reportedly replacing…
KillDisk Ransomware Targeting Linux: Demands $250k Ransom, But Won’t Decrypt Files…
What you’ll do if Ransomware infects you? Should you pay or not to recover your files? Believe me, the FBI advises – Pay off the criminals to get your files back if you don’t have a backup. But paying off a ransom to cyber criminals is definitely not a wise option because there is no […]
Tech Founder: Middle America Is Too ‘Violent, Stupid And Racist’ For New Jobs…
Melinda Byerley, MBA and founder of Timeshare CMO, a Silicon Valley-based tech start-up, tweeted out Saturday afternoon describing what middle America could do to “get more jobs in their area.” Byerley says that the first thing those in middle America need to realize is that “no educated person wants to live in a shithole with […]
The U.S. Intel Report on Russian Hacking That Is Long on Innuendo, Short on Facts…
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WashPost Is Richly Rewarded for False News About Russia Threat While Public Is Deceived…
In the past six weeks, the Washington Post published two blockbuster stories about the Russian threat that went viral: one on how Russia is behind a massive explosion of “fake news,” the other on how it invaded the U.S. electric grid. Both articles were fundamentally false. Each now bears a humiliating editor’s note grudgingly acknowledging…
Don’t Be So Sure Russia Hacked the Clinton Emails by James Bamford…
Last summer, cyber investigators plowing through the thousands of leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee uncovered a clue. A user named “Феликс Эдмундович” modified one of the documents using settings in the Russian language. Translated, his name was Felix Edmundovich, a pseudonym referring to Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky…
Cyberwar for Sale…
After a maker of surveillance software was hacked, its leaked documents shed light on a shadowy global industry that has turned email theft into a terrifying — and lucrative — political weapon…
Wither Shadow Brokers in Discussions of Foreign Hacks of America?…
Since Shadow Brokers first started leaking apparent NSA tools in August, there have been very few mentions of the compromise from Congress. Adam Schiff expressed some concern about the compromise at the time (though not about the failures of the Vulnerabilities Equities Process the leaks appeared to indicate)…
Top American Intelligence Official Debunks Fake News About Russia Hacking Votes…
But today, the head of all U.S. intelligence – James Clapper – told Congress (specifically the Armed Services Committee): They did not change any vote tallies or anything of that sort…
The FBI Never Did a Forensic Analysis on DNC Servers. Instead Relied Solely on the DNC’s Vendor, Crowdstrike, Report..
The Democratic National Committee tells BuzzFeed News that the bureau “never requested access” to the servers the White House and intelligence community say were hacked by Russia…
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Do You Want a Car That Can Read Your Mind?…
Car companies love to say they got there first. It appears Honda may be the first major automaker to show a concept vehicle designed for the ride sharing market. The NeuV, which was announced Thursday at CES, is an acronym for the New Electric Urban Vehicle…
These 4 Thugs Charged with Hate Crime, Kidnapping Charges in Chicago Attack Streamed on Facebook…
Hate crime charges have been filed against four people shown in a Facebook video attacking a mentally disabled man, cutting his scalp with a knife and punching him while yelling obscenities about Donald Trump and “white people”…
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Assange: Repeatedly, over the Last 2 Months, Our Source Is Not the Russian Government and Is Not a State Party (VIDEO)…
Sean Hannity of Fox News sat down with WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for a 90 minute interview. Assange states unequivocally Russia is not their source for the DNC nor John Podesta email leaks. A must watch interview…
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CNN Caught Using Screenshots from Popular Video Game in Russian Hacking Story…
CNN has been mocked after the news network was caught using screengrabs from the popular post-apocalyptic video game Fallout 4 in a story about “Russian hacking”…
Breakthrough — How Gravitational Waves Now Offer ‘a New Window for Astronomy’ (VIDEO)…
From celebrity deaths to presidential politics, 2016 left many feeling like they have a black hole in their chest. But Shaon Ghosh, a University of Wisconsin postdoctoral researcher, tells RT how this year’s top scientific discovery truly changed how we see the universe…
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