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When it comes to the ridiculous Hunter Biden email story, there is a lot to unpack. First, you have the possibility that Rudy Giuliani is a Russian asset (whether or not Giuliani knows it is another story.) Then, you have the fact that the story itself is so dubious, not only do the authors not want their names attached, but Fox News didn’t even want to touch it. Finally, there is the story itself which Twitter has thoroughly enjoyed mocking.
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Business Insider ran a story that quoted former spies saying how vulnerable the Trump administration was to Russian intelligence, and who do they think would be an easy mark? Mayor Rudy!
“That’s exactly the kind of personality that Russian intelligence services would look to take advantage of,” said Steve Hall, the former chief of Russia operations at the CIA. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien reportedly warned the president against Giuliani’s information due to possible Russian manipulation. O’Brien’s concerns were dismissed.
Good work to those reporters who amplified the work of a Russian asset https://t.co/2a5DDk2PeD
— Neera -Vote Early- Tanden (@neeratanden) October 15, 2020
"foreign policy" means "a bunch of lies some fucked up russians told rudy giuliani and rudy drunk dialed the new york post and a bunch of simpleton journalists and the simpleton president"
— Florida Chris (@chrislongview) October 19, 2020
This should be about Rudy Giuliani being a Russian asset, spreading disinformation to undermine yet another presidential election.
— Covfefe LeMew Soupninja (@Budzmutti) October 19, 2020
"Rudy Giuliani is effectively a Russian asset at this point," says @ChrisMurphyCT to @jimsciutto. "You sort of have to believe what you see."
— Kylie Atwood (@kylieatwood) October 20, 2020
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In a New York Times report, anonymous sources from the New York Post stated that they had questioned the veracity of the story. One author of the piece left his byline out of it because he was concerned about the story’s credibility.
Giuliani was also quoted as saying that he gave the story to the New York Post because the outlet would not fact-check it as much.
Even a reporter at the NY Post who WROTE the Hunter Biden smear has questions about the credibility of the source materials! But yeah keep lecturing the Biden campaign for being frustrated about this bullshit. https://t.co/lgC0RmR98u
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) October 18, 2020
New York Post reporters taking credit for the Hunter Biden expose. pic.twitter.com/jYNTVogJzB
— Late Night with Seth Meyers (@LateNightSeth) October 19, 2020
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Fox News isn’t exactly known for sticking to the straight and narrow but even they didn’t want to touch Guiliani’s laptop story.
@newyorkpost is a rag magazine on the level of 'monkey boy' and 'my grandma is a Martian' type tabloid.
And you can imagine the crappy level of fakery Guiliani came up with to turn off Fox News. 🙄 https://t.co/cCmth6tyW0
— Vanilla Coachella (@AnnieBGreat) October 19, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News Passed on Hunter Biden Laptop Story Over Credibility Concerns https://t.co/4iTrdqIoJ2
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 19, 2020
That’s a low bar pic.twitter.com/eVBcJ5eijT
— Ballot Harvesting MVP (@polititrolls) October 19, 2020
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Twitter was also quick to point out that both Fox News and the New York Post were owned by Rupert Murdoch, who controls a massive media empire.
Rudy clean up your mess that the fan was just hit with
New York Post reporters revolt against their paper for peddling Rudy Giuliani’s ‘grift’: report
— Hopper (@Hopp359) October 19, 2020
But the sleazy, greedy Rupert #Murdoch family that runs @FoxNews still ran the Kremlin propaganda laptop story from Rudy Giuliani in their other mouthpiece, the New York Post. @nypost. https://t.co/3hKwDGQwt8
— Christine Zambrano (@ChristineZambr1) October 19, 2020
Giuliani: "Listen, we got this story involving a laptop and Hunter Biden and I can't show you actual proof and it may look like a non-story fabricated ahead of an election, but you should definitely run it "
Fox News: "We're going to pass but tha-"
New York Post: "SOLD!" https://t.co/FV1wnF0qTe
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) October 19, 2020
Dear New York Post,
You ran a bogus, bullshit ”story” about Hunter Biden handed to you by Rudy Giuliani without fact checking it ––something even a first-year journalism student wouldn’t do.
No wonder no one trusts your paper.
— Michael (@MichaelBense) October 19, 2020
Hunter Biden’s fake laptop is the Russian asset working with Giuliani.
Also it has the Rona because it’s been traveling everywhere.
— OAS Correspondent (not from Nars) (@Orionarmstar) October 19, 2020
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Twitter users also had a few chuckles to spare for how someone with as many credentials as Rudy Giuliani could fall for a story like this.
If you’re in law school and you worry about your career just remember both Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz are practicing
— COVID Goth Li'l 🌳 listen to @onbeliefpod (@karengeier) October 19, 2020
Just checking in to see how the story on Hunter dropping off an incriminating laptop in DE while living in CA to a Trump-fan shop owner whose security footage was wiped and who def saw Hunter but is legally blind, written by Hannity's producer w/ info from Giuliani is holding up.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 19, 2020
Giuliani's smear campaign worked to well. I ended up voting for his dad. https://t.co/61fApFgPqJ
— JustDave knows Trump belongs in prison (@daveh1170) October 19, 2020
New York Post is a good newspaper to train your dog with.
That's all it's good for.
Giuliani, you're a reprehensible fool.#voteBidenHarris https://t.co/wYwd2l5U5H
— Rusty 🇨🇦 Evict the Trump crime family on Nov 3rd (@rusty_deluce) October 19, 2020
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