Topic: Steele Dossier

New York Times picks BuzzFeed reporter who published fake Steele dossier pee tape 'revelations' to cover 'right wing media'
New York Times picks BuzzFeed reporter who published fake Steele dossier pee tape 'revelations' to cover 'right wing media' August 23, 2022 Monica Showalter He assures that he'll cover his new conservative media beat with "sensitivity" and "nuance."
Politicized Government Servants: Bruce Ohr and the Steele Dossier
Politicized Government Servants: Bruce Ohr and the Steele Dossier January 2, 2020 John Klar So many distortions about the Steele dossier at a time when the hard facts are important.
WaPo media critic calls out Rachel Maddow’s coverage of the Steele dossier
WaPo media critic calls out Rachel Maddow’s coverage of the Steele dossier December 27, 2019 Thomas Lifson Something is going on when two mainstream journalists call out members of their own profession over coverage aimed at damaging and driving President Trump from office.
Saturday schadenfreude: A look back at media bigwigs who claimed the Steele dossier was reliable
Saturday schadenfreude: A look back at media bigwigs who claimed the Steele dossier was reliable December 14, 2019 Thomas Lifson Michael Horowitz's investigation has devastated the Steele dossier's credibility, exposing it as a fantasy based on barroom boasting. But a lot of MSMers have staked their credibility on it.
Steele-ing an Election
Steele-ing an Election December 20, 2018 W.H. Lippincott The infamous “Steele Dossier” seems to have assumed a permanent place in American presidential politics. 
Lie-laundering
Lie-laundering July 26, 2018 John Watson The Mob would understand the Steele dossier. 
So now it was the Australians who triggered the Russia, Russia, Russia investigation?
So now it was the Australians who triggered the Russia, Russia, Russia investigation? December 31, 2017 Monica Showalter With curious timing, the New York Times reports that the FBI started its probe of the Trump campaign after a tipoff from an Australian diplomat. Sounds like a bid to downplay that Steele dossier.
Did the FBI really fall for the Steele dossier's 'dezinformatsiya'?
Did the FBI really fall for the Steele dossier's 'dezinformatsiya'? December 30, 2017 Monica Showalter The FBI reportedly still thinks the Steele dossier, with all its Russian sourcing, is somehow real.  If so, it seems to have fallen for a classic dezinformatsiya operation.  The Kremlin must be snickering.
Turning the 'Russia collusion' narrative on its head
Turning the 'Russia collusion' narrative on its head December 28, 2017 Thomas Lifson "Is it likely that all the Russians involved in the attempt to influence the 2016 election were lying, scheming, Kremlin-linked, Putin-backed enemies of America – except the Russians who talked to Christopher Steele?"