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The Guardian’s Summary of Julian Assange’s Interview Went Viral and Was Completely False

'Ever since the Guardian article was published and went viral, Maurizi has repeatedly objected to the false claims being made about what Assange said in their interview. '

'It’s difficult to quantify exactly how many people consumed these false claims, but it was definitely in the tens of thousands and almost certainly in the hundreds of thousands if not millions. '

'This article is about how those false claims – fabrications, really – were spread all over the internet by journalists, causing hundreds of thousands of people (if not millions) to consume false news. '

'But while western journalists keep re-tweeting and sharing the Guardian’s second-hand summary of this interview, they completely ignore Maurizi’s protests – for reasons that are both noxious and revealing. '

'But that’s not the case for the Guardian’s second and far more inflammatory claim: that Assange believes Russia is too free and open to need whistleblowing. '

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