Steven Brill, NewsGuard CEO, reveals that he is completely biased. The New York Times’ confirmation of the existence of Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop emails.
The New York Times recently confirmed what conservatives already knew — the Hunter Biden laptop emails were legitimate. The Times reported on Hunter’s laptop, tying emails found on the computer to a federal investigation.
Ruthless podcast host Comfortably Smug created a timelineA Twitter thread describing how NewsGuard tried to hide the story Post’s story and the newspaper’s credibility. Comfortably Smug called out Brill for claiming in an October 2020 interview that the story about Hunter’s laptop was a “hoax perpetrated by the Russians.” The podcast host also tweeted: “3/16/22: Huge ad agency [Magna] says they’ll use NewsGuard to avoid placing ads on ‘unreliable’ news [.] 3/17/22: NYT says the laptop is real.”
The Times said the emails it found “appear[ed]To have originated from a computer that Mr. Biden had left in a Delaware repair facility. You can find the email as well as other items in this cache They were verified by those who are familiar with them as well as the investigator.” [Emphasis added.]
Three parts of a story
10/20: NewsGuard CEO says the laptop is “a hoax perpetrated by the Russians” https://t.co/CjI7y10nrL
3/16/22: Huge ad agency says theyll use NewsGuard to avoid placing ads on “unreliable” news https://t.co/ek212O77Ob
3/7/22: NYT claims the laptop is real pic.twitter.com/lypRKeA4IU
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 17, 2022
Brill went on the Oct. 15, 2020, edition of CNBC’s Squawk in the Street To rail against how social media firms tried to ban them New York Post story “know absolutely nothing about what they’re doing.” Brill said those companies should follow Microsoft’s lead and use tools like NewsGuard to curate articles, supposedly for quality control.
Brill flaunted his leftist bias during this interview, even touting the disproven RussiaGate conspiracy theory: “My personal opinion is there’s a high likelihood this story is a hoax, and maybe even a hoax perpetrated by the Russians again.”
The NewsGuard CEO stated that the Post report on Hunter Biden’s laptop appeared to be “phony”:
Our nutrition labels and ratings New York Post would tell people that they tend to favor President Trump, that they’ve published irresponsible stuff in the past, and that would be a way to start this debate, which would be joined by other news organizations, which I hope are Reporting on what looks like a fake story is a way to pretend that you are reporting on its bona fides.
NewsGuard, however, isn’t a trusted or reliable source. A recent MRC study found that outlets rated “left” or “lean left” by AllSides received an average NewsGuard score of 93/100. Sites considered “right” or “lean right” by AllSides had an average NewsGuard rating of 66/100. Brill specifically even recently showcased his absurd bias by saying OAN and Fox News would potentially call the “Moon Landing” a “fraud” if it occurred under Biden.
It Post Story in question listed purported emails of Hunter Biden that reportedly exposed the corrupt dealings between him and his father, in Ukraine. Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger excoriated NewsGuard’s credibilityIn a tweet thread of his own. “Let’s not forget to be clear. The purpose of enterprises like NewsGuard is to give a stamp of approval to already very powerful news organizations,” he tweeted. “It is simply another way to buff the credibility of Establishment organs like New York Times and discredit outlets that disagree with them.”
Let’s be very clear. NewsGuard exists to provide a seal of approval for already highly powerful news agencies. It’s another way of boosting the credibility Establishment bodies like New York Times, and to discredit outlets which disagree.
— Larry Sanger (@lsanger) March 13, 2022
Conservatives are being attacked. Contact ABC News (818) 460-7477, CBS News (212) 975-3247 and NBC News (212) 664-6192 and demand they report on NewsGuard’s clear left-wing bias.
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