Current Events > Wikileaks turned down leaked info on Russian government during 2016 election.

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http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/17/wikileaks-turned-down-leaks-on-russian-government-during-u-s-presidential-campaign/
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what proof do they have? Can't view the article, won't let me get past a pop up on mobile

Assange is basically a puppet of Russia at this point. Not surprised.
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Wikileaks is unbiased guys
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Doesn't make what he does report any less true, as much as libs wish it did.
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About as shocking as getting robbed after going to meet a craigslist prostitute

voldothegr8 posted...

Doesn't make what he does report any less true, as much as libs wish it did.

"This clear instance of bias doesn't makes Wikileaks biased guyz"
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Doom_Art posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

Doesn't make what he does report any less true, as much as libs wish it did.

"This clear instance of bias doesn't makes Wikileaks biased guyz"

Absolute truth is not biased. Choosing which absolute truths that will be disseminated to the masses is biased.
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Paragon21XX posted...

Doom_Art posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

Doesn't make what he does report any less true, as much as libs wish it did.

"This clear instance of bias doesn't makes Wikileaks biased guyz"

Absolute truth is not biased. Choosing which absolute truths that will be disseminated to the masses is biased.

Facts without context are not truth
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Paragon21XX posted...

Absolute truth is not biased. Choosing which absolute truths that will be disseminated to the masses is biased.

Wikileaks doesn't post absolute truths though. They've been shown to pick and choose what they show and when they show it to train to paint a specific picture.

Like a couple weeks ago when they tried to smear Mueller by only showing specific emails to make it seem as though he smuggled fissionable material out of the US to sell (when the full emails showed he was moving it at the behest of the gov and transferring it to a US ally)
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So FP coincidentally decided to publish this article the same day Assange meets with a US congressman and reaffirms that Russia was not the source of the DNC leaks:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-congressman-dana-rorhabacher-wikileaks-julian-assange/

"[Assange] reaffirmed his aggressive denial that the Russians had anything to do with the hacking of the DNC during the election," Rohrabacher told the Orange County Register. "He has given us a lot of information. He said there's more to come. We don't have the entire picture yet."

Hmm...

The Russian agent says he's not connected to Russia? Well golly I'm convinced.
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Vertania posted...

So FP coincidentally decided to publish this article the same day Assange meets with a US congressman and reaffirms that Russia was not the source of the DNC leaks:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-congressman-dana-rorhabacher-wikileaks-julian-assange/

"[Assange] reaffirmed his aggressive denial that the Russians had anything to do with the hacking of the DNC during the election," Rohrabacher told the Orange County Register. "He has given us a lot of information. He said there's more to come. We don't have the entire picture yet."

Hmm...

FP posts an article when Assange meets with US congressman: "Uh oh must be an attempt to cover up the news"

Assange releases damaging information each time a big anti-Trump story hits: "That's just when they were going to release it"
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Duh. WikiLeaks is a Putin propaganda outlet. Always has been.

Anteaterking posted...

Assange releases damaging information each time a big anti-Trump story hits: "That's just when they were going to release it"

There's always the famous instance

When the Access Hollywood tape was released

Then literally an hour later Wikileaks dumps a bunch of Clinton's emails.
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Anteaterking posted...

FP posts an article when Assange meets with US congressman: "Uh oh must be an attempt to cover up the news"

Assange releases damaging information each time a big anti-Trump story hits: "That's just when they were going to release it"

It's obvious that WikiLeaks times their releases. The French election was another example. I assume most people know this, but that doesn't affect the validity of their content.

The FP article comes off as a petty attempt to preemptively smear Assange again before his information hits the news. And, as far as I can see, FP didn't even release the logs to back up their claims.

Doesn't change the fact everything they released about the DNC was true. That is all that matters.
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Vertania posted...

I assume most people know this, but that doesn't affect the validity of their content.

It does when they obviously time to benefit one political side over another

and it does when they willingly omit details or context from their releases to paint the specific picture they want.

HashBrownAgain posted...

Doesn't change the fact everything they released about the DNC was true. That is all that matters.

Given how much they've shown themselves to be untrustworthy, I find myself questioning a lot of their content over the last few years
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Doom_Art posted...

Given how much they've shown themselves to be untrustworthy, I find myself questioning a lot of their conduct over the last few years

What false info have they released?
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HashBrownAgain posted...

What false info have they released?

It's one extreme or the other with you people lol

As has been said repeatedly ITT, depriving your releases of context, or arranging them in a desired order is just as bad as lying.
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For how much y'all whine about media bias you figure y'all would be a bit more intelligent with this sort of thing.
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Doom_Art posted...

For how much y'all whine about media bias you figure y'all would be a bit more intelligent with this sort of thing.

Media bias only matters if it goes against their conservative ideology.
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I see people have now changed their tune from "They aren't russian puppets" to "Who cares if they're russian puppets the info was true"

Lmao

Axiom posted...

I see people have now changed their tune from "They aren't russian puppets" to "Who cares if they're russian puppets the info was true"

Lmao

Just like how it changed from "trump didn't collude with russia" to "well so what if trump colluded with russia?"
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Doom_Art posted...

As has been said repeatedly ITT, depriving your releases of context, or arranging them in a desired order is just as bad as lying.

lol

Ok, so when, specifically, have they "deprived their releases of context?"

Vertania posted...

lol

Do you disagree?

Vertania posted...

Ok, so when, specifically, have they "deprived their releases of context?"

The most recent instance is the Mueller thing.

I'm not compiling a list for you lol, the info is easy to find.
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Axiom posted...

I see people have now changed their tune from "They aren't russian puppets" to "Who cares if they're russian puppets the info was true"

timing releases =/= Russian puppets

Doom_Art posted...

As has been said repeatedly ITT, depriving your releases of context, or arranging them in a desired order is just as bad as lying.

What context did all those emails need? There is no context that could make them look good. They came right from the source.
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Etherealfare posted...

Assange is basically a puppet of Russia at this point. Not surprised.

this.

so much for journalistic integrity

and to think this fucktard was a hero to people

Vertania posted...

timing releases =/= Russian puppets

- Leader of Wikileaks literally has a show on Russian state tv
- WL refuses to publish leaks pertaining to Russia
- WL selectively times and releases specific/misleading content in several elections in favor of candidates favorable to Russia

"guys WL isn't russian puppets"
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remember the time they released the names of underage rape victims to the public?
or the time they outed closeted homosexuals in countries where they could be executed for being gay?


they have always been scum and their fanboys have always defended them for being scum.
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Doom_Art posted...

Do you disagree?

Obviously.
Doom_Art posted...

The most recent instance is the Mueller thing.

I'm not compiling a list for you lol, the info is easy to find.

You mean when they directly linked to the article that gave the context?

That's really all you've got? It's not about compiling a list, it's about you basing your opinions on made up ideas that you've pulled out of your ass.

Vertania posted...

Obviously.

You don't agree that misrepresenting factual information is as bad as lying outright?

Vertania posted...

That's really all you've got? It's not about compiling a list, it's about you basing your opinions on made up ideas that you've pulled out of your ass.

"here's how seth rich can still be the wikileaks source guys"
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yusiko posted...

remember the time they released the names of underage rape victims to the public?
or the time they outed closeted homosexuals in countries where they could be executed for being gay?


they have always been scum and their fanboys have always defended them for being scum.

ITP: It's WikiLeaks' fault that Muslim countries kill homosexuals

Doom_Art posted...

"here's how seth rich can still be the wikileaks source guys"

"I don't actually have any more examples to back up my imaginary claim, so I'll just deflect again."

/Doom_Art post

Vertania posted...

yusiko posted...

remember the time they released the names of underage rape victims to the public?
or the time they outed closeted homosexuals in countries where they could be executed for being gay?


they have always been scum and their fanboys have always defended them for being scum.

ITP: It's WikiLeaks' fault that Muslim countries kill homosexuals

its their fault for being reckless

Vertania posted...

ITP: It's WikiLeaks' fault that Muslim countries kill homosexuals

It sure as fuck is their fault for releasing names of people in those countries.
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Vertania posted...

yusiko posted...

remember the time they released the names of underage rape victims to the public?
or the time they outed closeted homosexuals in countries where they could be executed for being gay?


they have always been scum and their fanboys have always defended them for being scum.

ITP: It's WikiLeaks' fault that Muslim countries kill homosexuals

ITP putting peoples lives at risk for attention is ok if they are homosexuals
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How to shut up Doom_Art:

Step 1) Ask for evidence to back up his claim

...and that's how you shut up Doom_Art

Vertania posted...

yusiko posted...

remember the time they released the names of underage rape victims to the public?
or the time they outed closeted homosexuals in countries where they could be executed for being gay?


they have always been scum and their fanboys have always defended them for being scum.

ITP: It's WikiLeaks' fault that Muslim countries kill homosexuals

I feel like there are better ways to combat radical Islam that than just outing a bunch of gay people in countries where they will die because of it.

Facts aren't dangerous, but how you use them can be. WikiLeaks is like that guy everyone knows who cites statistics to justify hating people.
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hockeybub89 posted...

Facts aren't dangerous, but how you use them can be. WikiLeaks is like that guy everyone knows who cites statistics to justify hating people.

"Well when you look at the statistics black people are more likely to commit a crime."
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So, @Doom_Art, you still haven't found an example of WikiLeaks omitting context?

I thought you said there was a list of instances lol