{"id":2352183,"date":"2024-10-08T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T18:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steele-dossier-author-a-lot-of-disinformation-is-true-but-lacks-context-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:48:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T18:48:27","slug":"steele-dossier-author-a-lot-of-disinformation-is-true-but-lacks-context-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steele-dossier-author-a-lot-of-disinformation-is-true-but-lacks-context-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Steele dossier author: \u2018A lot of disinformation is true\u2019 but lacks context &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fsteele-dossier-author-a-lot-of-disinformation-is-true-but-lacks-context-washington-examiner%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=2352183&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--><p>Christopher Steele, the author of the\u200c infamous &#8220;Steele dossier&#8221; concerning Donald Trump and Russia, has recently addressed the topic of disinformation in an op-ed to promote his new book and restore his credibility. In the piece, published in *Newsweek*, Steele argues that much\u200b of what is \u2063labeled as disinformation can actually contain truths that \u200dare presented without essential context or misemphasized. He criticizes journalists for often \u2063succumbing to temptations to\u200b publish questionable information and expresses concern that \u2064many do not possess the expertise to navigate\u200d complex \u200bissues surrounding disinformation\u200c effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Steele&#8217;s comments come in light of the controversies surrounding the Steele dossier,\u200c which \u200bmade explosive allegations about Trump colluding with Russia during the \u200d2016 election. While\u200d these claims spurred \u200csubstantial media attention, they \u200dwere ultimately disproven through various investigations. Despite the dossier&#8217;s initial impact, its credibility diminished over time, particularly after it was revealed that Hillary Clinton&#8217;s campaign funded Steele&#8217;s research. The intelligence community confirmed Russian interference in the election, but special counsel Robert Mueller was unable to \u2063find evidence \u200cof criminal charges against Trump or his associates based on the dossier&#8217;s claims. \u200dSteele contends that\u2062 his work included important contextual \u2064insights that \u200bwere overlooked, which\u200d he had shared with the FBI during\u200c its investigation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Steele dossier author: &lsquo;A lot of disinformation is true&rsquo; but lacks context<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1198190\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Christopher Steele, who wrote the famed and since-discredited dossier about former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Russia<\/a> during the 2016 election, discussed his views about disinformation on Tuesday in an op-ed as part of a broader media campaign to promote his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"new book\">new book<\/a> and salvage his credibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-steele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Steele,\">Steele,<\/a> a former British intelligence officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/christopher-steele-trump-russia-putin-election-dossier-fbi-1963717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> in <em>Newsweek<\/em> that disinformation can be true information that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-riddance-country-music-fans-trash-cmt-for-touting-gun-control-campaign-promise-boycott\/\" title=\"\u2018Good Riddance\u2019: Country Music Fans Trash CMT For Touting Gun Control Campaign, Promise Boycott\">missing key context<\/a>, and he criticized the &ldquo;average journalist&rdquo; as unscrupulous.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When people talk about disinformation, it&rsquo;s a bit of a misnomer,&rdquo; Steele wrote. &ldquo;A lot of disinformation is true and factual, but it&rsquo;s slanted, or it leaves things out, or emphasizes some things at the expense of others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Steele also said reporters often face &ldquo;temptations&rdquo; to publish material that has &ldquo;dubious origins.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My fear &mdash; and I don&rsquo;t wish to sound condescending about it &mdash; is that your average journalist, even your average investigative journalist, really doesn&rsquo;t have the depth of knowledge and skill to deal with these things properly,&rdquo; Steele wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Steele&rsquo;s remarks come after&nbsp;<em>BuzzFeed News&nbsp;<\/em>published his string of memos about Trump, which became known as the &ldquo;Steele dossier,&rdquo; in January 2017, thrusting into the spotlight explosive allegations that Trump colluded with Russia to boost his 2016 election prospects. Those allegations were ultimately disproven.<\/p>\n<p>The salacious and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fbis-matt-gaetz-operation-sidelined-an-effective-republican-voice-at-a-crucial-time-that-was-the-point\/\" title=\"The FBI\u2019s Matt Gaetz Operation Sidelined An Effective Republican Voice At A Crucial Time. That Was The Point.\">anonymously sourced claims<\/a> in the dossier attracted attention for years while Trump was in office. They included the unsubstantiated accusations that Trump was doing business with Russia as part of a scheme to help his campaign and that he was involved with Russian prostitutes.<\/p>\n<p>In the months and years after the document was published, the Steele dossier&rsquo;s credibility unraveled.<\/p>\n<p>Revelations surfaced that Trump&rsquo;s opponent, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, paid Steele to perform research about Trump and compile the document.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the dossier&rsquo;s claims, vetted by special counsel and FBI investigations, were either proven untrue or were never corroborated. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-is-meddling-in-election-against-trump-but-russia-is-for-him-intelligence-community-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Iran is meddling in election against Trump, but Russia is for him: Intelligence community - Washington Examiner\">intelligence community found<\/a> that Russia engaged in election interference, and special counsel Robert Mueller found that some Trump campaign officials communicated with Russian officials, but Mueller never found evidence to support bringing charges against Trump or anyone working for his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Steele said in his op-ed that there was more to the dossier than what the public could garner from the &ldquo;raw document&rdquo; and that he handed over added context and sourcing information to the FBI while working on it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We briefed more to them than is contained in the document alone, which ends up somewhat mischaracterized by people without access to all of the appropriate information and context,&rdquo; Steele wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Steele&rsquo;s op-ed was published the same day the former intelligence agent published a book, called <em>Unredacted: Russia, Trump and the Fight for Democracy<\/em>. It appeared in conjunction with other outlets publishing previews of Steele&rsquo;s book and interviews with him as he promotes his work.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> published an interview with Steele on Monday in which he teased that he had more damning information about Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Will anyone buy it?&rdquo; the <em>Washington Post <\/em>asked in its headline.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told the outlet the answer to that question was no.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any new information by this foreign agent who peddled the debunked Steele dossier should be wholly dismissed, and any media outlet that entertains anything he has to say is just the continuation of election interference intended to meddle in the campaign,&rdquo; Cheung said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1198190\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1198190\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steele: Much disinformation is true but lacks context<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2352184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP17066562270352.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9899,20854,4786,42573,32076],"class_list":["post-2352183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-disinformation","tag-context","tag-intelligence","tag-steele-dossier","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP17066562270352.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352183","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}