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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by CapricornNoble on Monday November 23, 2020 @02:46PM (#25190848)
>>>I don't know if it was authentic or the origins of it, and no credible media source was able to verify it. Frankly, the story of where it came from was absurd.

Much like the contents of the Steele Dossier...

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Re:Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'natio... by pfisch on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:31PM (#25195286)
If you recall a lot of outlets didn't want to run the steele dossier. It was leaked by buzzfeed. However, the provenance of it was very clear. We know who wrote it, and who he was working for. It was unverified oppo research and that was also clear.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bal-...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/11/th...

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