Hunter Biden’s laptop is the new Pizzagate

[darksidedog 50,985]

A post with multiple dubious claims and not a shred of evidence to back up any has been removed.

We are going to stop with the spurious accusations and start providing evidence to back statements up.

Reliable support. Not a source told a source of an innuendo. Or a Youtube blog.

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[blackcab 5,587]

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[metisdead 8,887]

FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say

The FBI and Justice Department concur with DNI Ratcliffe that the laptop is not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

 

The FBI is in possession of the laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden which contained emails revealing his foreign business dealings, including contacts in Ukraine and China, two senior administration officials told Fox News Tuesday. 

 

The FBI declined to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into the laptop or the emails, as is standard practice.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-purported-hunter-biden-laptop-sources

[ukrules 20,943]

16 minutes ago, metisdead said:

The FBI and Justice Department concur with DNI Ratcliffe that the laptop is not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

 

The FBI is in possession of the laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden which contained emails revealing his foreign business dealings, including contacts in Ukraine and China, two senior administration officials told Fox News Tuesday. 

Interesting, maybe there's some truth to the story after all, I guess time will tell.

 

I do wonder why the FBI have this laptop and what's their interest in it?

 

[polpott 5,252]

40 minutes ago, metisdead said:

FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say

The FBI and Justice Department concur with DNI Ratcliffe that the laptop is not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

 

The FBI is in possession of the laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden which contained emails revealing his foreign business dealings, including contacts in Ukraine and China, two senior administration officials told Fox News Tuesday. 

 

The FBI declined to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into the laptop or the emails, as is standard practice.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-purported-hunter-biden-laptop-sources

Fox News have already been discredited for the part they played in this conspiracy. You'll be quoting Qanon next.

 

"FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say"

 

What sources?

 

20 hours ago, darksidedog said:

We are going to stop with the spurious accusations and start providing evidence to back statements up.

Reliable support. Not a source told a source of an innuendo. Or a Youtube blog.

 

[BritManToo 44,455]

23 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Now if your Dad is running for President, and if your laptop contains child pornography, then you are hardly likely to hand it over to a repairman, now are you?

Didn't Gary Glitter get nabbed by doing just that?

It was PC World in 1997 that dobbed him in.

 

Back to the OP

All seems like madness to me.

Edited October 21, 2020 by BritManToo

[onebir 745]

Looks like paedophilia is the new witchcraft.

[teacherclaire 1,865]

The alleged emails are also presented by the Post in pdf and image form, not in the actual email format that would be needed to help verify their authenticity.

 

That proofs all wrong. Nobody would do that to change the e-mail into an PDF file.

 

   It looks like they've planted the stuff right onto this machine to make them look bad.

 

And looking who's involved, no wonder. 

[Jeffr2 8,466]

It's relatively easy to find real news.  Avoid pretty much anything on YouTube or social media.  Stick with the MSM sites.  Avoid the far right news sites like InfoWars and RedState, even Fox News and OAN are suspect, especially the opinion segments.

 

Fact checking is the key.  Unless it's from one of the sites below, I'd fact check it:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/berlinschoolofcreativeleadership/2017/02/01/10-journalism-brands-where-you-will-find-real-facts-rather-than-alternative-facts/#735acb82e9b5

 

Fact Checker:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/

 

Worth a reference:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-biased-is-your-news-source-you-probably-wont-agree-with-this-chart-2018-02-28

 

Edited October 22, 2020 by onthedarkside
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[Jeffr2 8,466]

12 hours ago, metisdead said:

FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say

The FBI and Justice Department concur with DNI Ratcliffe that the laptop is not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

 

The FBI is in possession of the laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden which contained emails revealing his foreign business dealings, including contacts in Ukraine and China, two senior administration officials told Fox News Tuesday. 

 

The FBI declined to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into the laptop or the emails, as is standard practice.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-purported-hunter-biden-laptop-sources

Fox News is hardly a reputable source for this information.  They routinely push baseless conspiracy theories.  Especially if in support of the president.

 

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fox-news/

 

Overall, we rate Fox News strongly Right-Biased due to editorial positions and story selection that favors the right. We also rate them Mixed factually and borderline Questionable based on poor sourcing and the spreading of conspiracy theories that later must be retracted after being widely shared. Further, Fox News would be rated a Questionable source based on numerous failed fact checks by hosts and pundits, however, straight news reporting is generally reliable, therefore we rate them Mixed for factual reporting.

[canuckamuck 30,513]

3 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Fox News is hardly a reputable source for this information.  They routinely push baseless conspiracy theories.  Especially if in support of the president.

 

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fox-news/

 

Overall, we rate Fox News strongly Right-Biased due to editorial positions and story selection that favors the right. We also rate them Mixed factually and borderline Questionable based on poor sourcing and the spreading of conspiracy theories that later must be retracted after being widely shared. Further, Fox News would be rated a Questionable source based on numerous failed fact checks by hosts and pundits, however, straight news reporting is generally reliable, therefore we rate them Mixed for factual reporting.

The source is the FBI, they would say if Fox was incorrect. 

[Jeffr2 8,466]

2 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

The source is the FBI, they would say if Fox was incorrect. 

From the article:

 

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The FBI declined to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into the laptop or the emails, as is standard practice.

 

From an unknown source....right....

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Meanwhile, another senior federal law enforcement official told Fox News that the emails are "authentic." 

 

All reputable media sites are calling this a  conspiracy theory.

[canuckamuck 30,513]

2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

From the article:

 

 

From an unknown source....right....

 

All reputable media sites are calling this a  conspiracy theory.

You mean to say all pro Democrat media sites are calling it a conspiracy theory

 

[Jeffr2 8,466]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html?searchResultPosition=2

 

The New York Post’s front-page article about Hunter Biden on Wednesday was written mostly by a staff reporter who refused to put his name on it, two Post employees said.

 

Bruce Golding, a reporter at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid since 2007, did not allow his byline to be used because he had concerns over the article’s credibility, the two Post employees said, speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation.

[Jeffr2 8,466]

4 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

You mean to say all pro Democrat media sites are calling it a conspiracy theory

 

All credible media sites are calling it a conspiracy theory.  I'm not a Democrat, not a liberal.  Right in the center.

 

Let's not forget that John Ratcliffe, the DNI, is a political appointee, hired by the president.  And as we know, currently, you do what Trump says or you are gone.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ratcliffe_(American_politician)

 

Later, Ratcliffe claimed on Fox News that the special counsel investigation's report was not written by special counsel Robert Mueller, but by "Hillary Clinton’s de facto legal team".

Edited October 22, 2020 by Jeffr2