• FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
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    4 months ago

    So nobody actually a part of the campaign and all anonymous sources? I’m not saying I don’t believe it but I’m certainly skeptical.

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      4 months ago

      They aren’t anonymous to the people who wrote the article and there’s obvious reasons why they’d require being anonymously quoted. It’s just whether you trust NBC News not to fabricate quotes.

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        4 months ago

        People don’t understand what “anonymous” sources means FFS. It doesn’t mean that the author doesn’t know who said it, it just means that the source didn’t want their name to be attached (and for good reason in this case).

        Any reporter for something as big as NBC probably has dozens of WH associates on direct line of contact and are vetted all the time.

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        4 months ago

        They don’t have to fabricate quotes if they quote people who are dishonest or if they twist words, but I would never trust a news corporation not to push wild exaggerations for profit.