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The FBI received a draft, redacted report from Crowdstrike alleging the Russian's hacked the DNC. The FBI never looked further into it. The so-called 'Russia hacked the DNC' narrative became the official U.S. government position in the Intelligence Community Assessment to President Obama, the Mueller Report, DOJ indictments, and [[fake news]] leak narratives provided to [[mainstream media]].

The FBI received a draft, redacted report from Crowdstrike alleging the Russian's hacked the DNC. The FBI never looked further into it. The so-called 'Russia hacked the DNC' narrative became the official U.S. government position in the Intelligence Community Assessment to President Obama, the Mueller Report, DOJ indictments, and [[fake news]] leak narratives provided to [[mainstream media]].

NBC News carried the story because one of the partners in Crowdstrike is also a consultant for NBC.  According to NBC the story reads like this: ”The company, Crowdstrike, was hired by the DNC to investigate the hack and issued a report publicly attributing it to Russian intelligence"  One of Crowdstrike's senior executives is Shawn Henry, a former senior FBI official who consults for [[NBC News]].

[[NBC News]] carried the story because one of the partners in Crowdstrike is also a consultant for NBC.  According to NBC the story reads like this: ”The company, Crowdstrike, was hired by the DNC to investigate the hack and issued a report publicly attributing it to Russian intelligence"  One of Crowdstrike's senior executives is Shawn Henry, a former senior FBI official who consults for [[NBC News]].

In December 2016, CrowdStrike claimed Russia's military hacked the [[Ukrainian]] army with malware. The ''[[Washington Post]]'' would spread the story but in March 2017, CrowdStrike revised and retracted statements after coming under the scrutiny of experts.<ref>[https://theintercept.com/2017/06/27/cnn-journalists-resign-latest-example-of-media-recklessness-on-the-russia-threat/ CNN Journalists Resign: Latest Example of Media Recklessness on the Russia Threat, The Intercept, June 27, 2017]</ref>

In December 2016, CrowdStrike claimed Russia's military hacked the [[Ukrainian]] army with malware. The ''[[Washington Post]]'' would spread the story but in March 2017, CrowdStrike revised and retracted statements after coming under the scrutiny of experts.<ref>[https://theintercept.com/2017/06/27/cnn-journalists-resign-latest-example-of-media-recklessness-on-the-russia-threat/ CNN Journalists Resign: Latest Example of Media Recklessness on the Russia Threat, The Intercept, June 27, 2017]</ref>