False Assange Claim About Podesta's Password Appears In Senate Hearing On Russian Hacking
Fox News Previously Ran With Assange's Lie
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In a Senate hearing with top intelligence agency officials on hacking efforts by Russian operatives, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) suggested that he read “more than one published account” that Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's email password was some variation of the word “password.” Blunt's claim orgininates from a January 3 appearance by the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, on Fox News' Hannity, during which Assange falsely claimed that Podesta's email password was “password.” This claim, which was repeated by several Fox figures to deflect from the hacking, was debunked several days ago.
From the January 10 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections: