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They caught a crook while simultaneously undermining the credibility of a respected news organization that's historically critical of them. Sounds like someone
by Zikes 12y ago
They caught a crook while simultaneously undermining the credibility of a respected news organization that's historically critical of them.
Sounds like someone's gunning for a promotion.
- spacefight 12y agoImagine the AP would impersonate as the FBI to get raw material for some of their reports...
- Zikes 12y ago"The A.P.'s use of such techniques is subject to close oversight, both internally and by the people that read our work."
- kahirsch 12y agoIt certainly wasn't the FBI's intention to undermine the AP's credibility. They tried to keep it a secret that they had used this tactic. Only the user of the MySpace account "timberlinebombinfo" saw the fake news story.
- Zikes 12y agoThey did not try to keep it secret because they could not. They were required to disclose the tactic in the court proceedings, explaining how they identified the suspect.