This article names no sources, only purported emails. It doesn’t show the full text of the emails, just short quotes. It doesn’t provide message headers [1] or any other substantive indication that they are factual. How were these vetted? I’m going to guess that they weren’t.<p>This article has all of the weight of a gossip column.<p>[1] Headers can be forged, of course, but it’s at least enough that an external party might be able to corroborate or disprove this story.
As always, the <i>why</i> is the most important part.<p>>The secret attempt to find bias in Facebook’s hiring process reflects longstanding conservative fears that Facebook and the other tech giants are run by liberals who suppress right-wing views both internally and on their dominant platforms.<p>As someone who considers themselves above the fray, I would say those fears are not unfounded.
When clicking on the facebook links in the comment section, several profiles look like fake ones. Do you know if Buzzfeed use this strategy to fake activity in the comment section? Or is it a pro/anti-trump fight strategy?