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The Daily Beast is one of the most compromised publications on the market today. Here is an example:
Here is today's Daily Beast headline:
Forbes: Wilbur Ross Accused of Stealing Over $120 Million
Sounds terrible, right? Here is the story in Forbes:
Wilbur Ross could be “among the biggest grifters in American history,” according to Forbes
magazine, amid new allegations that he may have wrongly siphoned off
more than $120 million from business associates. An investigation,
citing 21 people who have worked with the man who is now President
Trump’s commerce secretary, claims Ross stole “a few million here and a
few million there” from various companies. Forbes reports: “All
told, these allegations—which sparked lawsuits, reimbursements, and a
Securities and Exchange Commission fine—come to more than $120 million.”
Editor's notes: Back in August of 2016, before the election, before Ross became a member of the Trump Cabinet, before his company was fined for failure to disclose certain fees to the SEC. The case is closed; the fines were paid; no criminal action was prosecuted; its over and the story is two years old. More than this, there was no theft. Turns out the Daily Beast story is very old news and some of it is an outrageous lie.
