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Glenn Greenwald Now Just Making Sh*t Up Instead Of Doing Journalism

Glenn Greenwald Now Just Making Sh*t Up Instead Of Doing Journalism

Greenwald has now taken to smearing media organizations like NPR for entirely fictional crimes.

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Jul 20, 2021
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by Ben Cohen

Last week, I published a lengthy essay on Matt Taibbi’s depressing demise as a credible journalist. Taibbi’s descent follows an almost identical path to Glenn Greenwald, the internet’s premier contrarian who used to do worthwhile journalism then decided it was more fun to troll liberals instead.

While Taibb…

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