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garybeck

(10,085 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:25 AM Yesterday

Has anyone else thought that they could plant fake evidence in the files, to distract



remember when karl rove would put fake stories out in the press,
it would get tons of attention at first
then it would be found to be false/fake
then the storyline is, "see it's all fake"
and everyone who was on the story gets shamed

i would not be surprised if something like that happens as a part of all this
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Has anyone else thought that they could plant fake evidence in the files, to distract (Original Post) garybeck Yesterday OP
Not necessarily fake, but sketchy stuff jmbar2 Yesterday #1
The Now-Defunct EVCFund Seems To Have Vetted..... ColoringFool Yesterday #3
Yes, they vetted well jmbar2 Yesterday #4
Not In The Case Of MILLIONS Of Files. ColoringFool Yesterday #2
All they are stooges to point out these fake stories to the lazy press. hunter Yesterday #9
Sure have thought about it Figarosmom Yesterday #5
Something has been bothering me about this. johnnyfins Yesterday #6
Yes cally Yesterday #7
lolololol you reckon? rampartd Yesterday #8

jmbar2

(7,850 posts)
1. Not necessarily fake, but sketchy stuff
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:38 AM
Yesterday

Any time you have a public tip line, a certain number of the calls will be from trolls, attention seekers, etc. That's currently an issue with the search for Nancy Guthrie - lots of fake calls are taking up too much of their time.

The presence of the Epstein victim's compensation fund would have been an incentive for some fake reports. So there is junk mixed in with the real stories.

ColoringFool

(497 posts)
3. The Now-Defunct EVCFund Seems To Have Vetted.....
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:48 AM
Yesterday

Pretty well, as there weren't many claims rejected. And the media seem not to really even know about the fund.

The History of the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program https://share.google/RVtjCPYlrVPBuG5xq

jmbar2

(7,850 posts)
4. Yes, they vetted well
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 01:11 AM
Yesterday

But some of the claims would have still been called into, ending up as records, even if not paid.

hunter

(40,524 posts)
9. All they are stooges to point out these fake stories to the lazy press.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:25 AM
Yesterday

And the republican party is full of stooges.

Figarosmom

(10,935 posts)
5. Sure have thought about it
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:46 AM
Yesterday

With the amount of time they've had them they could have had AI rewrite them. But I also think they are too stupid. The stuff in this last batch that has been reported on seems pretty damning.

johnnyfins

(3,656 posts)
6. Something has been bothering me about this.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:14 AM
Yesterday

3 million files were released. How is it that on day one the spreadsheet with allegations against TSF came up? Then it gets taken down.

Did someone know to look for that document immediately? Out of 3 million?

I don't know. The term "limited hangout" keeps coming to mind.

rampartd

(4,398 posts)
8. lolololol you reckon?
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 08:18 AM
Yesterday

nothing out of these people is connected to reality.

rove just wasn't as good at it as deaver, or claude (who i think is managing this dystopia , where human life has zero value and all power must be sent to data centers.)

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