Julian Assange: Newspapers Are ‘Weaponized Texts’
WikiLeaks found Julian Assange has weighed in on the “fake news” debate, calling most mainstream newspapers “weaponized tests.” Assange claims that WikiLeaks’ focus on data-driven truth has prevented them from becoming “weaponized text,” unlike most of the mainstream media. Breitbart.com reports: CNET reports that Assange appeared via video-link in a discussion with Australian comedian Chas Licciardello in Sydney, Australia this week. During the interview, Assange discussed the idea of “fake news” and how WikiLeaks’ refusal to editorialize their content and rather provide pure data to the public has allowed them to publish facts without bias. “What is special about WikiLeaks is that it’s not just another damn story,” said Assange, “it’s not just another damn journalist putting their damn byline, advertising themselves and their position on another damn story.” “You’re not reading pre-weaponised knowledge,” Assange said in discussing WikiLeaks vast database of information. “When you read a newspaper article, you are reading weaponised text that is designed to affect a person just like you… I think that is the real beauty of WikiLeaks… it is that sea of information, that treasure, that intellectual treasure, that rebel library of Alexandria you can go into.” Surprisingly, Assange said that he was quite happy [...]
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