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Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 05:22 PM Feb 2022

So the info that Deutsche Bank loans were in the stolen documents was a Strzok joke.

Peter made that as a joke, then someone reported it on twitter as fact from that joke, and is now apologizing.

Bipartisanreport also reported it as fact, using Strzok's joke as real reportage.


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So the info that Deutsche Bank loans were in the stolen documents was a Strzok joke. (Original Post) Grasswire2 Feb 2022 OP
Just another person SO entitled to the chance..... MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #1
I can't make sense out of what you are saying. nt Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #6
Strzok was screwed over by TFG...... MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #9
yes Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #11
That's an obvious joke JI7 Feb 2022 #2
Station? Who use Twitter as a source are not very bright cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #4
Well, the country's most important officials DO use twitter... Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #7
No The country is now filled with journalists who primarily use Twitter. cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #8
Not true. Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #10
Reporting today sure isn't what it was 50 years ago... smdh WarGamer Feb 2022 #3
there is no "reporting" here, if by that you mean press. Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #5
Lol, great. Strzok's typical sharp knife, Hortensis Feb 2022 #12
This is the norm now, is it not? KentuckyWoman Feb 2022 #13

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
1. Just another person SO entitled to the chance.....
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 06:29 PM
Feb 2022

to strike back at IQ45 and his destructive regime.

And that some 'don't get it' or 'understand' - well, just shows you how stupid they were to fall under the spell to begin with.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
9. Strzok was screwed over by TFG......
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 08:40 PM
Feb 2022

this 'former FBI agent' took the opportunity to slam back at TFG with some great 'finds' - like the 'Saudi crystal electro-globe' - and I believe he is most entitled to do so after the abuse that he had to endure under TFG.
And that 'others' failed to understand who he was and what he was referring to - well, I guess they just missed the point - or couldn't make sense of it all.....

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
7. Well, the country's most important officials DO use twitter...
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 08:05 PM
Feb 2022

...and sometimes they use it to break news.

So your comment is a blanket statement that doesn't exactly describe twitter users.

And what do you mean by the word "Station?" What is that?

 

cinematicdiversions

(1,969 posts)
8. No The country is now filled with journalists who primarily use Twitter.
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 08:08 PM
Feb 2022

Even though twitter is not real life. This causes them to be in a serious bubble, where they often get things very wrong.

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
10. Not true.
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 08:43 PM
Feb 2022

Just not true.

It's obvious that you do not take the time to see who's posting on twitter, nearly daily.

From Biden himself, on down through layers of government. People you (we assume) elected, even.

Twitter is the national conversation, today. If you looked at it and didn't like it, the fault is yours. Because you CHOOSE who to follow, who to see there. It is as good as YOU make it for yourself. You can't speak to the experience of others there.

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
5. there is no "reporting" here, if by that you mean press.
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 08:00 PM
Feb 2022

Strzok (an important person in the know) made a joke. Someone(s) took it as a fact, and asked for details about the loan documents. And then it took off.

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
13. This is the norm now, is it not?
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:44 PM
Feb 2022

The GOP is much better at catapulting the propaganda. Get someone to post something on social media and in 10 min max it is everywhere as truth. I remember "the onion". Everyone knew it was fake.

Now, reality is so bizarre that anything is believable - and nothing is believable. Which was exactly the plan.

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