Thursday, January 4, 2018

Branded Fake News; Fire Dept: Clinton Room Full Of Servers, Hard Drives Destroyed

See the refutation below, including this from Business 2 Community:

Where did this conspiracy theory originate? YourNewsWire published the article (archived here) reporting that afire department discovered that a room full of servers and hard drives were destroyed in fire that engulfed the home of the Clintons. You can read the fake news below.

The People’s Voice


"A room full of servers and hard drives was destroyed in the Clinton house fire in Chappaqua, New York, on Wednesday, according to a Chappaqua Fire Department source, raising fears that incriminating evidence against the Clintons has been destroyed just days after a White House insider warned that Trump was preparing to prosecute their crimes.
“ 'I saw smashed up hard drives, melted memory cards and the charred remains of paper scattered all over the room and immediately knew the fire must have started there,” a Chappaqua Fire Department source told local news reporters, explaining that the house fire was “put out by Secret Service agents” before the Fire Department arrived.
“ 'I immediately called it a code 10-41 and requested a Fire Marshall.”
"Code 10-41 is firefighters’ code for a suspicious fire." . . .
Fake News: NO Room Full Of Servers, Hard Drives Destroyed In Clinton House Fire  . . . "The story fails to identify the "local news reporters" and lists no name for the "Fire Department source". The image of the "burned server" used to illustrate the story actually comes from the website of KrollOntrack, a company advertising data recovery services (including from fire-damaged computers). An actual news report from local news source lohud.com makes no mention of servers or papers and indicates the fire wasn't even in the actual Clinton house:" . . .
Room Full Of Servers, Hard Drives Destroyed In Bill And Hillary Clinton House Fire Is Fake News  . . . "However, there is no truth to the above story, according to Hoax Alert. For one thing, the above story fails to identify key information to support the claim such as who the “local news reporters” are and the name of the “fire department source.” Additionally, the image of the “burned server” used in the fake news actually comes from KrollOntrack, which is a company advertising data recovery services.
"Footage showed firefighters in the driveway and inside a smaller building next to the Clintons’ main residence. Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill tweeted that the fire occurred in a building used by the Secret Service on the property. He said the fire was “small” and the Clintons were not home at the time." . . .

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