https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/809755580437041152
https://twitter.com/GayPennPatriot/status/809756582997278720
The account is about Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald, who did not have a very good night on Thursday. Here is the thread, offered up by freelance journalist Sebastian Jones; Judge for yourself.
Can we talk about Kurt Eichenwald, who seems to have emerged as many Democrats' favorite reporter in 2016?
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
Several years ago, apparently lost to the mists of time, Eichenwald was considered a cautionary tale https://t.co/bUaZjgUx8A
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
In 2005, Eichenwald wrote a blockbuster NYT story about child pornography. He claimed to have stumbled on it through a google search. pic.twitter.com/aGXL41eTxi
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
Instead of alerting authorities, Eichenwald contacted the website's star and business partner, posing as Eagles' member Don Henley. pic.twitter.com/iKSfIuorCO
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
Eichenwald proceeded to send cash. pic.twitter.com/utceMG4vka
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
When Eichenwald later wrote the story, he failed to disclose these payments to his editors (or readers). pic.twitter.com/OwWOgYMCwk
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
Shortly after publication, the mother of one of the story's subject contacted the Times with a disturbing allegation about Eichenwald. pic.twitter.com/BE2XODMlJg
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
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Eichenwald copped to a $2000 payment but not others. In 2007, additional payments were revealed in court proceedings. pic.twitter.com/4JhzxDllQp
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
This became fairly embarrassing for the New York Times. https://t.co/JV9tvUo5kw
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
Eichenwald then revealed, due to illness, he suffered from "significant memory disruptions" that accounted for his forgetting the payments. pic.twitter.com/Uje5Q1hFXf
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
But memory loss alone doesn't account for all the strange details that emerged about Eichenwald's reporting on this story. pic.twitter.com/vf9xM6cGQy
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
And while Eichenwald may have forgotten those payments, others knew about them and e-mails & banking records surely could have been checked. pic.twitter.com/A2X8S32pww
— Sebastian Jones (@sebastianojones) December 15, 2016
So, that report is … wow. And from the Eichenwald debacle last night, one thing is clear. Read Eichenwald? Proceed with a TON of caution.
Did you see the ones he deleted last night?
The man needs help. STAT https://t.co/2GAfNByPdk— Don Surber (@donsurber) December 16, 2016
Here you go, in case you missed it:
Best part of the Tucker Carlson, Kurt Eichenwald nutty interview? This Tucker Carlson face
DUD: Kurt Eichenwald’s secret scoop accusing Trump of amphetamine use? Backfired. Horribly
Plus, keep all of this in mind while you are being lectured by Facebook, Democrats, et. al. about “Fake News.” A) Methinks they doth project too much and B) They seek to silence any dissent. Yet praise Eichenwald. Now THAT is crazy.
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