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Coverage dated July 19, 2023

FBI told Twitter Hunter Biden laptop was real on day of Post scoop, official says

Headline from New York Post

“Somebody from Twitter essentially asked whether the laptop was real. And one of the FBI folks who was on the call did confirm that, ‘yes, it was.'”

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  1. Washington Examiner

    FBI admits they knew Hunter Biden's laptop was real when they killed the story (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    After the Twitter Files revealed last December that the FBI communicated over a back channel to Twitter the night before the New York Post published its now infamous reporting into the Hunter Biden laptop, I asked whether the FBI intentionally initiated a catch-and-kill scheme: issuing a subpoena…

  2. New York Post

    FBI told Twitter Hunter Biden laptop was real on day of Post scoop, official says (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “Somebody from Twitter essentially asked whether the laptop was real. And one of the FBI folks who was on the call did confirm that, ‘yes, it was.'”

  3. The Federalist

    FBI Told Twitter Hunter Biden Laptop Was Real When Story Broke (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    The FBI admitted to Twitter that the laptop was real on the day the New York Post story dropped, Section Chief Laura Dehmlow revealed.

  4. Townhall

    FBI Confirmed, But Had 'No Further Comment' When Twitter Asked If Hunter Biden's Laptop Was Real (opens Townhall)

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  5. The Washington Free Beacon

    FBI Task Force Knew Hunter Biden Laptop Was Real but Refused To Tell Social Media Companies (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The FBI task force that interacted with social media companies before the 2020 election knew that Hunter Biden’s laptop was legitimate but withheld those details from social media companies that censored stories about the first son’s computer.

  6. Legal Insurrection

    Whistleblowers Confirm FBI Knew Hunter Biden Laptop was Authentic Before Meeting With Twitter, Facebook (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Of course they knew. Everyone knew.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Hunter Biden investigation: FBI official admits bureau 'certainly' knew laptop was real (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    EXCLUSIVE — An FBI official told the House Judiciary Committee in a transcribed interview this week that at least one top agent and likely others who were warning social media companies about a "hack and dump" operation ahead of the 2020 election knew Hunter Biden’s laptop was real.

  8. Washington Times

    Official admits FBI told Twitter that Hunter Biden laptop was real as soon as news broke in 2020 (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A senior FBI official has revealed that the bureau told Twitter that Hunter Biden’s laptop computer was genuine the same day a newspaper first reported details of President Biden and his son’s foreign business deals based on documents from the laptop.