ThequestionofwhoblewuptheNordStreampipelineswilllikelynotgoaway.ButadetailedaccountbyinvestigativejournalistSeymourHersh,whichblamedtheUnitedStatesfortheexplosions,isfacingsuppressionbyWesternsocialmedia.

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Hersh"sstorywaspublishedonFeb8onsubstack.comwiththeheadline,"HowAmericaTookOutTheNordStreamPipeline".

TheUShasconsistentlyclaimedthatHersh"sstoryisfalse.

FacebookhasaddedqualifierstothestorybyHersh,whowasaPulitzerPrize-winningreporterforTheNewYorkTimes,andalsoredirectedreaderstoanarticleonaNorwegianwebsite.ItwasNorwaythatHershallegedhelpedUSNavydiversdetonatetheexplosives.

"OnSeptember26,2022,aNorwegianNavyP8surveillanceplanemadeaseeminglyroutineflightanddroppedasonarbuoy.Thesignalspreadunderwater,initiallytoNordStream2andthenontoNordStream1.Afewhourslater,thehigh-poweredC4explosivesweretriggeredandthreeofthefourpipelineswereputoutofcommission,"HershwroteinFebruary.

"Withinafewminutes,poolsofmethanegasthatremainedintheshutteredpipelinescouldbeseenspreadingonthewater"ssurfaceandtheworldlearnedthatsomethingirreversiblehadtakenplace."

FacebookuserswhotrytosharetheURLfromHersh"sstoryreceivethefollowingmessage:"Beforeyousharethiscontent,youmightwanttoknowthatthere"sadditionalreportingfromFaktisk.Pagesandwebsitesthatrepeatedlypublishorsharefalsenewswillseetheiroveralldistributionreducedandberestrictedinotherways."

Italsoincludesalinktothemonth-oldarticlebyFaktisk.no,aNorwegian"fact-checking"websiteproducedincooperationwithNorwegianmassmediaandNRK,Norway"sstatebroadcastingcompany.

Twitteruser"NunoMarques"postedonApril20thatHersh"sreport"isnowbannedonFacebookandRedditinNorway"andthattheNorwegiangovernmentis"demandingcensorshipofthisnewsastheylearnedmorethanhalfoftheircitizenswereagainsttheNordStreambombings!"

AustralianjournalistCaitlinJohnstone,writingonsubstack.comonApril21said,"Facebookdoesnotexplainhowa"fact-checking"companywhichoperatesinconjunctionwithNorwegianstatemediacanberegardedas"independent"regardinganarticlewhichexplicitlyaccusestheNorwegiangovernmentofextremelyegregiouscrimes.

TheNorwegianwordFaktiskmeans"actually"inEnglish.

"ButwhetheryouthinkHersh"sclaimsarevalidornot,hisreportingisindisputablyapartoftheconversationabouttheNordStreamsabotageandisnewsworthyinitself,"Johnstonewrote."Theworld"slargestsocialmediaplatformisstraightforwardlyinterferinginnewsdistribution."

ThepipelinescarriednaturalgasfromRussiatoWesternEuropeandhaveaterminusinGermany.TheUSandotherNATOcountrieshaveplacedeconomicsanctionsonRussiasincethestartofitsmilitaryconflictwithUkraineinFebruary2022.

Inanarticleonsubstack.comonApril23,authorMichaelShellenbergerwrotethat"insteadofallowingpeopletomakeuptheirownminds,Facebookhasdecidedtotakeaside".

"Andinsteadofexplaining,FacebooksendsreaderstoanarticleinNorwegian.Inotherwords,FacebookhasdecidedthataNorwegianjournalistisrightandHershiswrong.AndmaybeHershiswrong.MaybetheNorwegianjournalistisright,"wroteShellenberger."Whateverthecase,itshouldnotbeuptoFacebooktodecide.It"sadebatethatshouldproceedwithoutFacebook"sintervention."

InanApril20postonTwitter,Shellenbergerwrote"AfterBiden"s"SummitforDemocracy"lastmonth,Facebookagreedtocensor"falsenarratives"thatwould"weakenoursupporttoUkraine"."

Originally,Hersh"sarticlewasblurredoutwiththelabel"falseinformation,checkedbyindependentfactcheckers".Ithasbeenunblurredandhasapictureofacoastalsceneandisnowlabeled"partlyfalseinformation".

BrankoMarcetic,astaffwriterforJacobinmagazine,pointedoutinanApril21articlefortheResponsibleStatecraftwebsitethatotherstories—includingonepublishedonMarch7byTheNewYorkTimesthatsuggestedapro-Ukrainiangroupwasbehindtheexplosions—donotcarrysimilarwarningsbyFacebook,nordoaccountsthatallegeRussiawasbehindthepipelines"destruction.

"Thisisdespitethefactthatsuchaccusationsclashwiththenow-officialnarrativeofapro-Ukrainian,nonstategroup,andthatevenWesternofficialsnowopenlydoubtRussia"sculpabilityforattackingitsownpipeline,whichcouldcosthalfabilliondollarstorepairbyoneestimate,"Marceticwrote.

RussianwebsiteRT.comtweetedonApril21,"Thenotoriously"impartial"FacebookredflagsSeymourHersh"sreportingonNordStreamsabotageas"false"citingcounterclaimsby"independentfact-checkers"fromNorwayandUkraine."

GeorgeBeebe,aformerCIAofficerandnowheadoftheQuincyInstitute"sGrandStrategyprogramtoldResponsibleStatecraft:"TheBidenadministrationseemstoberecognizingthatthestoryoftheRussiansblowinguptheirownpipelinewasn"tholdinganywater.

"Thisdoesn"tmean(thatTheNewYorkTimesstory)iswrong,butitsuredoesraisequestionsinmymindastowhatisgoingonhere,"Beebesaid."Theydidn"tshowanyevidencetoTheNewYorkTimesreporters,theysimplysaid,"Wehavethisnewintelligence.Trustus.""

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