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throwaway128128 | 2 years ago

Oh, TIL. I've noticed Newsweek's decline. Lots of flame-fanning.

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philwelch|2 years ago

Newsweek infamously relaunched itself in 2014 with a dramatic story falsely accusing a Japanese man living in California of being Satoshi Nakamoto. So it’s not exactly a credible outlet.

FWIW, the owner of Newsweek at the time wasn’t the Moonies, but rather David Jang, who is an evangelical Presbyterian. Things have apparently gotten complicated since then, with a change in ownership and then Newsweek itself reporting a year ago that they were suing Jang: https://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-sues-david-jang-leader-sec...

ChainOfFools|2 years ago

Well considering that was actually the guy's name (Dorian S. Nakamoto, S being Satoshi) it wasn't exactly false, just a very weak form of true.