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Fake news all along: Confidence game with ‘Russian bounties’ story shows one shouldn’t trust spies & self-serving media

So convoluted was the phrasing of the not-quite-admission of wrongdoing on Thursday, that some media outlets – looking at you,…

3 years ago

White House admits lack of confidence in DEBUNKED story about Russian bounties – after Biden repeatedly used it to attack Trump

“The US intelligence community assesses with low to moderate confidence that Russian intelligence officers sought to encourage Taliban attacks against…

3 years ago

Dutch parliament rebukes PM Mark Rutte after he scrapes by in no-confidence vote

Parliament passed a motion of disapproval rebuking Rutte early on Friday, saying he had “not spoken the truth” about ongoing…

3 years ago

Calls for Merkel to face vote of no confidence after embarrassing U-turn on Covid-19 Easter lockdown

Members of the Bundestag could soon be asked to vote on whether the chancellor has their support after a number…

3 years ago

Half of French care home workers reluctant to take Covid-19 vaccines due to lack of ‘confidence’ in government – reports

France has one of the highest vaccine skepticism rates in the world, the country's media reported earlier this month. Four…

3 years ago

In fresh censorship, Twitter bans ‘Russian’ accounts it says are ‘undermining confidence in NATO’ amid rising tensions with Moscow

On Tuesday, Russian media reported that the San Francisco-based microblogging platform had confirmed at least 100 of the bans were…

3 years ago

‘Inviting erosion of voter confidence’: Justice Thomas calls out SCOTUS for ‘baffling’ refusal to hear Pennsylvania election case

Among the flurry of Supreme Court rulings on Monday was the decision to reject hearing two cases challenging the Pennsylvania…

3 years ago

‘Pope’s thumbs-up gave me more confidence,’ Instagram star says, as Vatican account likes ANOTHER model’s sexy photo

There was a massive scandal after the official Instagram account of the head of the Catholic Church appreciated a ‘sexy…

3 years ago

VP Pence says he’ll get coronavirus jab ‘in the days ahead’ while urging ‘confidence’ in new vaccines despite speedy approval

Though he did not specify a date, Pence suggested he would soon receive the inoculation at a roundtable event on…

3 years ago

CONfidence game: Harris gaslights voters with pretend facts on Trump’s finances, Russia, fracking & economy to sail through debate

That ability was front and center in Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate, where Harris told bold fib after fib with…

4 years ago