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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFact Checker: Julian Assange's claim that there was no Russian involvement in WikiLeaks emails
By Michelle Ye Hee Lee January 5 at 3:00 AM
Host Sean Hannity: Can you say to the American people unequivocally that you did not get this information about the DNC, John Podestas e-mails can you tell the American people 1,000 percent you did not get it from Russia . . .
Julian Assange: Yes.
Hannity: . . . or anybody associated with Russia?
Assange: We we can say and we have said repeatedly . . .
Hannity: Right.
Assange: . . . over the last two months, that our source is not the Russian government and it is not a state party.
exchange on Hannity on Fox News, Jan. 3, 2017
-snip-
The Pinocchio Test
Assange assured the American public that he is 1,000 percent confident that the Russian government, or anybody associated with Russia, was not the source of hacked DNC emails published on WikiLeaks. But the situation is much less certain than he makes it seem.
Guccifer 2.0, a hacking entity, has claimed credit for providing the hacked DNC emails to WikiLeaks. Independent cybersecurity experts have found Guccifer 2.0s links to Russian hackers, noting that Guccifer 2.0s malware and hacking activity are similar to known Russian hackers. Researchers have assessed that Guccifer 2.0 likely is connected to Russians. But Guccifer 2.0 has denied ties to the Russian government.
Assange assured the public that he is 1,000 percent sure that there was no Russian involvement, without providing any evidence in the interview or in response to our inquiry. The facts we know contradict Assanges assurance, and the situation is much too complex for him to make such a sweeping statement.
Further, he does not disclose any of the independent assessments that have been made about Guccifer 2.0, who has claimed credit for providing WikiLeaks with DNC emails. We award Assange Three Pinocchios for his distortion of the facts. Obviously, we will also keep an eye on this and update as further information becomes available.
Three Pinocchios
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Fact Checker: Julian Assange's claim that there was no Russian involvement in WikiLeaks emails (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2017
OP
"...our source is not the Russian government and it is not a state party.
TreasonousBastard
Jan 2017
#1
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)1. "...our source is not the Russian government and it is not a state party.
Which means it could be "private" Russian citizens.
Parse dem words Julian. Parse 'em, you sleazy piece of shit.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)2. And sadly--and it is dangerous that the Pres elect trump Believes him!!
riversedge
(70,299 posts)3. REC
Demonaut
(8,926 posts)4. he received it from a third party who received it from the russians..hannitys viewers
are idiots