HRM: Julian Assange notices something interesting about Kurt Eichenwald's Twitter bio

Sam J. | 1:46 PM on July 24, 2017

Hrm. Interesting indeed.

Has Newsweek fired its "senior writer" @KurtEichenwald after libel complaint? Bio changed to remove 'Newsweek' https://t.co/jP6ZEcRe1r pic.twitter.com/H2QF26JoIb

— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) July 23, 2017

It would appear that Kurt Eichenwald has removed the word ‘Newsweek’ from his Twitter bio.

Assange went on:

Newsweek/MSNBC/Vanity Fair's @KurtEichenwald libels me as a child rapist, STD spreader & Putin agent — after losing @WikiLeaks libel case. pic.twitter.com/KHKeifQFG3

— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) July 24, 2017

Could this be why?

Newsweek settles with journalist [@BillMoranWins] smeared by @KurtEichenwald in "Russia conspiracy" fake news storyhttps://t.co/etQGfGgOEM

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 22, 2017

From Paste:

“The lawsuit was settled amicably and to my satisfaction,” Moran told Paste. “After the settlement, the stories were removed, the parties agreed not to speak about the terms of the settlement, so I can’t talk to you about what the settlement entails.”

When asked how it felt to finally be done with the whole affair, Moran would only say he was relieved.

“Our institutions actually do work,” he said, a pensive look creeping over his face. “I was a young journalist with no power, but the facts were on my side, and the system worked. Our institutions are made to last.”

Newsweek’s policy apparently kept them from commenting on this particular story.