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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shellenberger: FBI constantly pushed legal boundaries requesting Twitter user info
“FBI was constantly pushing the boundaries of what is legally and ethically acceptable in terms of requesting information.”
Michael Shellenberger Dec 24, 2022 ▶ 1:25:11 E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
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Shellenberger: Hunter Biden laptop turned out to be authentic
“I really didn't think that that laptop was what they said it was, and it turned out that it was.”
Michael Shellenberger Dec 24, 2022 ▶ 1:28:23 E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
Assertion Partly supported
Shellenberger: Living unsheltered on the street is three times deadlier than staying in a shelter
“Three times more people die living outside as an unsheltered homeless person rather than live, than being in a shelter.”
Michael Shellenberger Dec 24, 2022 ▶ 1:33:44 E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
Assertion Supported
Shellenberger: Twitter found minimal foreign influence from FBI-flagged accounts
“You'll repeatedly, you'll Roth would respond to FBI that, yeah, we looked into these accounts that you mentioned, and they were all very low follower accounts with very little activity. So they just weren't finding very much foreign influence on the Twitter pl…”
Michael Shellenberger Dec 24, 2022 ▶ 1:30:04 E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
Assertion Partly supported
Shellenberger: San Francisco gives $600-$700 monthly cash payments to homeless individuals
“San Francisco pays cash well for a payment of somewhere between six to 700 dollars. Plus you can get two dollars in food stamps.”
Michael Shellenberger Dec 24, 2022 ▶ 1:31:54 E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
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