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In reply to the discussion: Wikileaks Greatest Hits: Steve Jobs' HIV test report [View all]AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)the political purpose behind posting the story about Steve Jobs in the first place? Was it just to draw attention?
If WikiLeaks' purpose is to "publish any document as long as it appears on official paper" then it seems more likely that someone planted that fake document in order to discredit the website. Better yet, maybe they knew that if the story about the fake document were posted on something like DU or Daily Kos or Huffington Post, then it might turn off liberal-minded readers who were fans of Jobs.
No doubt the volume of material that appears on WikiLeaks needs to be carefully vetted. The fact that legitimate news sources such as the New York Times have helped sift through the material speaks for itself.
http://gigaom.com/2012/08/24/why-wikileaks-is-worth-defending-despite-all-of-its-flaws/