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NBC报道:虚假的“情报机构”捏造了亨特拜登丑闻,大纪元、苹果日报、郭文贵等牵涉其中

Ambulance 阿弥陀佛
Ambulance  ·  2020年10月30日 夫人必自侮,然後人侮之;家必自毀,而後人毀之;國必自伐,而後人伐之。

原文:How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge

简要来说,在纽约邮报报道拜登儿子的所谓邮件门之前,还有一起丑闻是他和中国的关系。有一个64页的文件揭露了拜登儿子所谓的和中国油气公司合作,以及之间的利益输送。这个虚假的丑闻在大纪元、苹果日报、郭文贵路德旗下的中英文媒体上大量传播,包括极右翼的QAnon,和某大型墙外中文论坛也使用了这一说法。

Balding claimed that the document was commissioned by Apple Daily, a Hong Kong-based tabloid that is frequently critical of the Chinese government. A spokesperson for Apple Daily confirmed it had worked with Balding on the document.

In addition to posting the document to his blog, Balding also promoted it in far-right media, appearing on Bannon's podcast and on "China Unscripted," a podcast produced by The Epoch Times, a pro-Trump media outlet opposed to the Chinese government.

On Twitter, the document was pushed by influencers in the QAnon community, as well as by Dinggang Wang, an anti-Chinese government YouTube personality who works for Guo Wengui, a billionaire who fled China amid accusations of bribery and other crimes. Republican Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, tweeted the document to his 2.3 million followers.

后来经过调查发现,文档作者Martin Aspen的身份纯属虚构,其照片是由电脑合成的,他的公开简历也完全是子虚乌有。另一位最初公开此文件的作者Christopher Balding,承认他与苹果日报合作撰写了文档,苹果日报的发言人证实了这一点。同时,大纪元等轮媒,被发现使用合成照片在社交网站注册假帐号,并发布虚假信息:

Computer-generated faces have become a staple of large-scale disinformation operations in the run-up to the election. In December, Facebook took down a network of fake accounts using computer-created faces tied to The Epoch Times. Facebook removed over 600 accounts tied to the operation, which pushed pro-Trump messages and even served as moderators of some Facebook groups. Stephen Gregory, publisher of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times, has denied any connection to the accounts.

在丑闻爆出以后,苹果日报公开声明没有参与此事,事发前也未得到NBC的采访要求。之后,苹果老板黎智英在推特上道歉并表明了事情经过:他手下的一个私人助理Mark Simon,从他的私人公司向Christopher Balding转账了一万美元作为项目支持,但整个过程当中黎智英和苹果日报并不知情。Mark Simon随后发表声明承认过失,并辞职。以下是黎智英的声明

I'm sorry that Apple Daily was implicated by the NBC article. But Apple Daily has nothing to with it, I've nothing to do with it. My assistant Mark Simon now informed us that he worked with the project, although had not commissioned it. (1/3)

Mark used my private company's money to reimburse for the research he requested. It's only US$10,000 so he didn't have to have my approval. (2/3)

I was shocked when our reporter asked me for response to the NBC article. I know it is hard for anyone to believe that I didn't know about it and my integrity is damaged. (3/3)

我的一些看法:

1. 事情发展到现在,拜登儿子的所谓丑闻,无论是硬盘门还是这个通中门,应该完全都是子虚乌有的,可信度极低。

2. 亲川普的极右翼媒体和组织,参与了捏造材料的过程,并借用媒体管道传播阴谋论,企图干预美国大选。

3. 这起事件大纪元、郭文贵都有所参与,但此事到底是由哪方主导,双方是互相合作还是仅仅由于政治立场相同而互相利用,目前尚不清楚。但肯定的是,无论是大纪元和郭文贵旗下的媒体,都不可信。

4. 报道同时揭露出,大纪元采用注册假帐号的方式进行水军攻击操纵舆论,从我个人今年以来对舆论环境的观察,比较认可这个判断。目前推特和某大型墙外中文论坛上面不正常的一边倒右翼舆论,背后一定有相关水军操纵。

5. 我相信黎智英并没有参与捏造材料,但是苹果日报,包括一些台湾媒体和YT上的自媒体,由于他们的政治立场亲川普,并且缺乏媒体原则,在此事件当中受到利用,无形中充当了帮凶。这也进一步损害了这些媒体的声誉和可信度,至少我今后不会以这些媒体的观点和报道作为参考。

6. 有评论说这是中共在背后搞鬼企图干预美国大选,我觉得这种可能性不大,更有可能是川普团队和这些极右翼媒体互相勾结的结果。如果川普输掉大选,后续一定会有对此的进一步调查。

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  1. KingSager 自由且迷茫
    KingSager   祗园精舍钟声响,诉说世事本无常。沙罗双树花失色,盛者必衰若沧桑

    苹果日报这样搞,难道不怕重蹈蒋介石1948年给杜威助选的覆辙么...

  2. Misaki KBBL
  3. sorrysorrysorry  

    郭教练搞的真厉害,都能干预美国大选了。

    那些万亿资产的邓家,江家,如果真的出手干预,美国总统以后都得向中国人下跪。

  4. prototype野獸先輩 红茶
    prototype野獸先輩  

    健身教练不是都快破产了吗?这么搞嫌凉的不够快吗

  5. goodidea 想被玩坏
    goodidea   我好想被最心爱的人玩坏,反正感觉自己活不久了,还不如被玩坏呢

    但是民主党也没有证据的来证明自己是清白的。。。可能会不了了之

  6. Ambulance 阿弥陀佛
    Ambulance   夫人必自侮,然後人侮之;家必自毀,而後人毀之;國必自伐,而後人伐之。

    @goodidea #110805 这是一个典型的逻辑陷阱:你没有办法证明自己没做过某件事情。所以这就是为什么法律上需要采取无罪推定的原则,而不是在没有证据的情况下先认定某人有罪,再让嫌疑人自证清白。