His latest gambit was a leak to the New York Post of questionably sourced materials that purport to come from a laptop that may or may not have belonged to Biden’s son. But there has been no evidence yet that his son’s work influenced anything that Joe Biden did when he was vice president. The New York Post story merits more scrutiny before it is accepted as solid. Thomas Rid, author of “Active Measures,” a book about disinformation, said hacking, forging and leaking information selectively are among the most effective disinformation methods, and raised suspicions about the material the New York Post published. The question now is whether Americans are any smarter at spotting what election interference looks like than they were in 2016.

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2020 16:37 UTC