AP FACT CHECK: Trump knew WikiLeaks until he didn’t

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 10:40:02 +0000

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President Donald Trump knew WikiLeaks until he didn’t. With his government seeking to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Trump is drawing a blank on a hacking organization he praised to the rafters during the 2016 campaign because of the discomfort it caused his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

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WikiLeaks’ Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 04:57:14 +0000

WikiLeaks' Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge

British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the U.S. charged the WikiLeaks founder with conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to get their hands on government secrets.

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Journalism or not? WikiLeaks’ status in media world complex

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 04:41:01 +0000

Journalism or not? WikiLeaks' status in media world complex

After the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, his lawyer was quick to characterize it as an assault against the rights of journalists all over the world who seek to uncover secrets.

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WikiLeaks: Assange a victim of ‘powerful actors’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:58:31 +0000

WikiLeaks: Assange a victim of 'powerful actors'

WikiLeaks has accused “powerful actors,” including the CIA, of a “sophisticated” effort to dehumanize Julian Assange.

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Julian Assange: Transparency icon or enemy of the state?

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:57:03 +0000

Julian Assange: Transparency icon or enemy of the state?

After a decade in the limelight, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains an evasive and polarizing figure.

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