> 2. The former tech director of the NSA, William Binney etc

It's interesting, this is the second time I've seen this talking point in two days. The first one linked to a slightly less blog-ish source, and pointed out that this "fact" had been established in _The Nation_, a reasonably well-respected and left-sympathetic newspaper.

Here's the article in The Nation:

https://www.thenation.com/article/a-new-report-raises-big-qu...

It now has a gigantic disclosure in front of it which takes most of the weight of the "findings" away.