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mzmolly

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Sun Oct 18, 2020, 06:06 PM Oct 2020

New York Post Published Hunter Biden Report Amid Newsroom Doubts - NYT [View all]

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.

Coming late in a heated presidential campaign, the article suggested that Joseph R. Biden Jr. had used his position to enrich his son Hunter when he was vice president. The Post based the story on photos and documents the paper said it had taken from the hard drive of a laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden.

Many Post staff members questioned whether the paper had done enough to verify the authenticity of the hard drive’s contents, said five people with knowledge of the tabloid’s inner workings. Staff members also had concerns about the reliability of its sources and its timing, the people said.

The article named two sources: Stephen K. Bannon, the former adviser to President Trump now facing federal fraud charges, who was said to have made the paper aware of the hard drive last month; and Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, who was said to have given the paper “a copy” of the hard drive on Oct. 11.



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After Biden is elected and certified, no_hypocrisy Oct 2020 #1
Agree. mzmolly Oct 2020 #2
Thank you for posting this. Budi Oct 2020 #3
I hope so. mzmolly Oct 2020 #4
So they had doubts gratuitous Oct 2020 #5
The Post needs to have a consequence. mzmolly Oct 2020 #6
Bannon and Rudy, why aren't they in jail??? BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #7
Right. mzmolly Oct 2020 #11
well, it's owned by Rupert Murdoch spanone Oct 2020 #8
I thought the byline was Alan Smithee. Midnight Writer Oct 2020 #9
LOL mzmolly Oct 2020 #10
New York Post... Newsroom... *snort* tandem5 Oct 2020 #12
;-) mzmolly Oct 2020 #14
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Oct 2020 #13
No real reporter would put their name on this piece of crap Gothmog Oct 2020 #15
Yep. mzmolly Oct 2020 #16
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