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September 9, 2004
Who do you trust: 60 Minutes or the blogosphere?
Here is a link to a document trumpeted by CBS News' 60 Minutes that purports to raise questions about Bush's military service.
Now here is a link to a blog post that seems to convincingly prove that this document is a poor forgery.
Now here's a link to ANOTHER "document obtained by 60 Minutes" and here is a link to ANOTHER blog post showing that THIS document was probably forged too.
Now here is a link to the CBS News page that links to the documents (and more docs that look like forgeries as well) with NO MENTION that they may in fact be forged. And in fact here is a link to an AP story in which CBS stands by its reporting.
Now--setting aside everything political about this: forgetting for the moment who forged these documents and why--it sure looks like yet again big media is out to lunch here and the blogosphere is coming to truth's rescue.
UPDATE: Left wing bloggers fight back against right wing bloggers, and the right wing bloggers counter-punch. MUCH more interesting than Dan Rather...
MORE: This one is pretty damning, and this post links to a bunch of other posts. Big media enters the coverage: to debunk a competitor. And here is some blistering editorial commentary, comparing the standards of Big Media on these docs vs. the Swift Vets.
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