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Re:BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Its Workforce by zimpenfish on Thursday January 24, 2019 @11:48AM (#18990313)
> They said Trump told Cohen to lie to congress when even Muller himself has declared that false.

No, Peter Carr said “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the special counsel’s office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony are not accurate.”

Which is a long, long way from "false".

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Re:BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Its Workforce by koheripbal on Thursday January 24, 2019 @01:17PM (#18991292)
> Which is a long, long way from "false".

No it isn't.

> "BuzzFeed’s description... are not accurate"

That is literally saying that their reports were false.

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Re:BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Its Workforce by zimpenfish on Friday January 25, 2019 @05:21AM (#18996894)
> That is literally saying that their reports were false.

Then why didn't he say "false"? Why did he choose the specific "not accurate"?

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