That “Russians hacked U.S. computers to hand the election to Trump,” a story getting big media play, is a “hoax” that diverts attention from other news such as the U.S. abstention on U.N. criticism of the Israeli West Bank settlements. (3 reader comments)
Russian Hacking Story Is a "Hoax," Say Critics
Mon., Jan. 9, 2017
By Jack O'Dwyer
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