{"id":1390844,"date":"2022-03-20T14:51:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T18:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1390844"},"modified":"2022-03-20T17:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T21:59:53","slug":"brian-stelter-spends-exactly-0-seconds-on-medias-false-claims-that-hunter-bidens-laptop-emails-were-russian-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-stelter-spends-exactly-0-seconds-on-medias-false-claims-that-hunter-bidens-laptop-emails-were-russian-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Stelter Spends Exactly 0 Seconds on Media&#039;s False Claims that Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptop Emails Were \u2018Russian Disinformation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrian-stelter-spends-exactly-0-seconds-on-medias-false-claims-that-hunter-bidens-laptop-emails-were-russian-disinformation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1390844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">CNN\u2019s Brian Stelter on Sunday spent exactly zero seconds on his show Reliable Sources discussing the <em>New York Times\u2019<\/em> bombshell admission that the <em>New York Post\u2019s<\/em> October 2020 reporting on Hunter Biden\u2019s \u201cLaptop from Hell\u201d was accurate\u00a0\u2014 or his false claims from the time that Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop emails were \u201cRussian disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead of coming clean about his role in spreading misinformation, Stelter totally ignored his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/18\/media\/new-york-post-hunter-biden-reliable\/index.html\">false claims<\/a> on his show, speaking for zero seconds about his role in pushing the false \u201cRussian disinformation\u201d narrative, after the <em>New York Times<\/em> admitted Wednesday the Hunter Biden laptop is authentic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Alternatively, Stelter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaJoNYC\/status\/1505575948506345473?s=20&#038;t=DQ-EVq_HiU3drm9NjrbftQ\">indulged<\/a> in self-praise for a full block of his show about how \u201cmedia criticism can improve media diets,\u201d and suggested his \u201cvalue add\u201d is \u201cto really inform people how the media works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stelter also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaJoNYC\/status\/1505569660636381187?s=20&#038;t=DQ-EVq_HiU3drm9NjrbftQ\">conversed<\/a> about\u00a0internet restrictions and propaganda in Eastern Europe while making no mention of his involvement in spreading propaganda. As a substitute, his show ran the banner, \u201cBlurry Lines Between Truth And Disinformation in Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reliable Sources banner sez \u201cBLURRY LINE BETWEEN TRUTH AND DISINFORMATION IN RUSSIA\u201d \u2026 Media analyst wonderkid must see the elephant in the room!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emma-Jo Morris (@EmmaJoNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaJoNYC\/status\/1505570345616609282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FLASHBACK: Media pundits lied to you, falsely claiming that the Hunter Biden laptop story was &#8220;Russian disinformation.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fSmQgfIq0N\">pic.twitter.com\/fSmQgfIq0N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MediaResearchCenter (@theMRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMRC\/status\/1504855145619755010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stelter dodged his role in pushing untruths after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/18\/exclusive-meltdown-cnn-brian-stelter-refuses-walk-back-false-claims-hunter-biden-laptop-emails-russian-disinformation\/\">sending<\/a> a direct Twitter message on Friday to this reporter,\u00a0a reference to a Thursday Breitbart News article in which he was listed along with 14 others in establishment media for falsely\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2022\/03\/17\/15-media-personalities-claimed-hunters-laptop-emails-were-likely-russian-propaganda-before-new-york-times-admitted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suggesting<\/a>\u00a0the laptop was Russian propaganda and disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, just curious, when did I claim \u2018Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop emails were likely Russian propaganda? Can you send me the quote?\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Stelter was asked if he stood by his inaccurate claims of suggesting the Hunter Biden emails may have been \u201cmade up\u201d and could have been \u201cRussian disinformation,\u201d or if he was planning to retract the inaccurate comments. Stelter was also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMRC\/status\/1504855145619755010?s=20&#038;t=pTmf_Qfh1vQGWrN4Qt7kJw\">given<\/a> a video that clearly shows the anchor using the phrase \u201cRussian disinformation\u201d to refer to the emails and suggested they may have been \u201cmade up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Stelter was pressed on his claims by Breitbart News, Stelter refused to retract the false statements and insinuations. Instead, Stelter falsely accused Breitbart News\u00a0of not standing by its reporting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo\u2026 you clearly can\u2019t back up your assertion that I claimed \u2018Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop emails were likely Russian propaganda\u2019 \u2014 thanks for confirming that what you wrote is false,\u201d he responded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So I guess <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brianstelter<\/a> will be covering the NYT\/Hunter scandal on his media show this weekend. Looking forward to seeing the framing after this scorched earth <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WendellHusebo<\/a> lead on Breitbart. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cwh8HqyUqO\">pic.twitter.com\/cwh8HqyUqO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emma-Jo Morris (@EmmaJoNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaJoNYC\/status\/1505207950486474752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In reply, Breitbart News had further questions, such as\u00a0if he is cooperating with the ongoing internal investigation at CNN in the wake of now-former network president Jeff Zucker\u2019s resignation.\u00a0Zucker recently resigned as president of CNN after questions arose about his relationship with longtime CNN executive Allison Gollust in connection with the broader Cuomo investigation which showed that former Chris Cuomo had\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-york-andrew-cuomo-chris-cuomo-75ead598311cbb60f188ffa46d09b7ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aided<\/a>\u00a0his brother, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he navigated a sexual harassment scandal.<\/p>\n<p>A former CNN employee confirmed to Breitbart News that Stelter is \u201cfreaking out\u201d about taking part in pushing the false narrative of \u201cRussian disinformation\u201d because he is worried he\u00a0\u201cwill be swept up in the internal investigation given his closeness to Jeff Zucker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stelter did not reply about any of these comments from the former CNN employee, to whom Breitbart News granted anonymity to protect this person\u2019s ability to speak freely. Nor has he replied to any questions about the scandal engulfing CNN\u2019s top brass.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NYT casually admitted this week that my reporting on the Laptop From Hell was authentic, as if we all forgot they called it \u201cbaroque mythology\u201d at the time. <\/p>\n<p>But ink stains, and their role in one of the most elaborate hoaxes will live on. <\/p>\n<p>My column: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mTzr6WHbsJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/mTzr6WHbsJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emma-Jo Morris (@EmmaJoNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaJoNYC\/status\/1505171391632621568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/gettr.com\/user\/wendellhusebo\">Gettr<\/a>\u00a0@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN\u2019s Brian Stelter on Sunday spent exactly zero seconds on his show Reliable Sources discussing the New York Times\u2019 bombshell admission that the New York Post\u2019s October 2020 reporting on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1390844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1390844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1390844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1390844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1390844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1390844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1390844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}