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2016 WikiLeaks email breach

The 2016 WikiLeaks release of John Podesta's hacked emails, attributed to Russian intelligence, fueled criticism of Podesta's credibility.

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Jan 15, 2026
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What did conservative think tanks allege about Podesta’s influence and how have independent fact‑checks evaluated those claims?

Conservative outlets and social-media aligned actors circulated a range of allegations that John Podesta used his Clinton-era access and email correspondence to exert improper influence over media, po...

Jan 12, 2026
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How did WikiLeaks email interpretations contribute to the spread of Pizzagate?

WikiLeaks’ publication of John Podesta’s hacked emails created a searchable trove of candid, out-of-context messages that conspiracists weaponized as “evidence,” and those arcane interpretations of mu...

Jan 10, 2026

How have politicians and advocacy groups responded to or criticized the Podesta Plan?

The “Podesta Plan” — shorthand critics used for John Podesta’s Center for American Progress roadmap urging the executive branch to advance progressive change — prompted sharply divided reactions: cons...

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