Two of the reporters on The Intercept's Reality Winner/Russia vote hacking story have a history of burning sources & parroting intel officials -- and one now works as an NYPD spokesperson. @BenjaminNorton reports: thegrayzone.com/2020/05/20/the…
Worth recalling that the The Intercept story purported to detail an expansive Russian intelligence cyberattack on US election systems. But that in my opinion was based on a blatant misinterpretation of the NSA leaks the story was based on. I explain here:
See also my 2018 interview with TI's James Risen, who was unable to defend the story on its merits. That's because the story exaggerated what the NSA leaks actually said about alleged Russian vote hacking & the evidence for it. therealnews.com/stories/what-d…
