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But right behind them was @nytimes, who ran a similarly incredulous story, and whose chief political reporter @maggieNYT doubled down on the Russian disinformation angle.pic.twitter.com/oks2Knzuvi
But the real leader - as with all things Russian hoax related - was @MSNBC.
They also managed to pull in @CongressmanRaja, @PhilipRucker, and @McFaul (who was all aboard this idea already).pic.twitter.com/F2rPvx3zj8
And of course their top talent got involved in the act. Here’s @MSNBC’s leading Russian conspiracy theorist, @maddow.pic.twitter.com/Mj4EA8Xfje
But she continues to be rivaled for that top spot by @JoyAnnReid.pic.twitter.com/2nVyLiOUdm
There were plenty of others.
I wonder if we’ll get a follow up from @PBS / @NewsHour about the DNI shooting this reporting down?pic.twitter.com/wBnY3o3mnx
Perhaps the organization that looks the worst in all this is @CBSNews. One of their reporters, @BoKnowsNews, dared ask Biden about the allegations and was shot down on twitter by his own news director (and that may not even be the worst of it).pic.twitter.com/m2BBEorwJk
We’ve got a lot to get through on this one, so we’ve gotta start doubling up early. Here we’ve got:
@washingtonpost
@businessinsider
@Newsweek (wtf guys) and
@USATODAYpic.twitter.com/gamUYSEBdf
And of course media’s most consistent Russian truther, @DavidCornDC, checked in on behalf of @MotherJones.
I could do an entire thread just on Corn honestly.pic.twitter.com/CgBU0wqGaa
And where could these news outlets be getting their stories?
Well, as it happens, many of them are from elected officials paid by your tax dollars.
You’ll be stunned, but leading the charge on the latest rash of Russian related hysteria was @RepAdamSchiff.pic.twitter.com/YyAsKgRVyy
As ever, he wasn’t alone.
@ChrisMurphyCT did a whole thread on it. Here’s just a few of them.pic.twitter.com/WW0GMZMyja
@davidcicilline may fly under the radar on it but he’s been a died in the blood Russian collusion guy, too.pic.twitter.com/DnN896IoZN
But it was the bluechecks who really outdid themselves on this one. You’ll see many of the same names here as who pushed the Russian collusion hoax way back when. Here’s @Amy_Siskindpic.twitter.com/rEezqU7Zz8
One of the loudest voices in all of this continues to be @brhodes, which is pretty incredible when you consider that the only reason we know his name is because he duped a media establishment that loved his boss.pic.twitter.com/mOiRHk6eXF
So many hacks, so little time. We’re combining all the @crookedmedia podcast bros into one tweet to save space. So we’ve got:
@jonfavs
@TVietor08
@jonlovettpic.twitter.com/PdnW8pRvm9
Obligatory mentions of both @SethAbramson and @kurteichenwald.pic.twitter.com/6eAs5n0mVl
As ever, the former Republicans found a way to outdo themselves on this one. Here’s @MaxBoot checking in with the four-boxer, and also bringing @CNNTonight along for the ride.pic.twitter.com/qNSDB7Sp67
I will never forgive myself for once speaking positively of @EvanMcMullin.pic.twitter.com/3gxEpIUU6R
There’s no way to fit all of the NeverTrumpers, so we’re bundling them together. Here we’ve also got @BillKristol, @davidfrum and @WalshFreedompic.twitter.com/wbVydmMyut
Space and patience are almost gone. Here we’ve got:
@joelockhart (go figure)
@mitchellreports
@kylegriffin1
@danielsgoldmanpic.twitter.com/EZ6DMtmiTP
It is ENORMOUSLY dishonest for anyone to pretend that a politically inconvenient story is disinformation from a hostile foreign power. Our entire media establishment just did this - AGAIN - along with elected officials and thought leaders. Shameful. Just all around shameful.
We can’t live in a world where everything the left doesn’t like magically becomes “Russian disinformation.” No one even bothered to show this was disinfo - all they had to do was say it & it built the narrative on the left and in the mainstream media.
Okay, follow up. There was just too much to cram in.
You had to know that @ThePlumLineGS would be all over a good Russian conspiracy theory.pic.twitter.com/F37FX3k3aX
@NatashaBertrand and @politico thought it would make sense to quote **a Biden adviser** about whether or not the Russian disinformation allegations were legit.
Are you kidding me.pic.twitter.com/Mnw7aIf8ou
@kyledcheney was quick to share that same @Politico story.pic.twitter.com/fVJaQWVidj
The various political hack outfits got involved. Here we have @TheDemCoalition and @swingleftpic.twitter.com/rji6m7VgbV
“Actively pushing Russian disinformation” to hear @svdate tell it.pic.twitter.com/tm3mTcgRSO
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