
Episode 958 • • 49:12 - 53:07
958: The Talking Stick!
Aleksej Gubarev Sues BuzzFeed for Dossier Slander
Aleksej Gubarev, a Russian tech executive based in Texas, is suing BuzzFeed for slander after being named as a "scammer" and "spammer" in the Christopher Steele dossier. BuzzFeed has since redacted his name from the published document, but the lawsuit continues in Miami. The hosts also note a media "filter" where reporters seem to struggle with gendered language like "right-hand man."
