Neither us nor the author apparently know whether the men shown were real FBI agents. Con men operate the same way - wave a badge and pretend to be someone.
This comment reads to me like you understand the implications and it makes you uncomfortable so you're deflecting with nonsense. Let's assume they're real FBI agents: what do you think of this action?
Didn't bother, no, no. And why should we assume anything?
No. I'm just tired of BS "news" stories.
We need better reporting and part of that is verification.
What about this story makes it "BS"? Your comment(s) provide no rebuttals or anything to discredit this story. It doesn't sound like you're a skeptic, more like you'd made your up mind prior to reading the article.
> why should we assume anything
Because discarding something as fake news is not good faith. Believe it not, you can simultaneously be skeptical and engage with the content of the article. The question still stands: what do you think about the FBI going to a protestors house to ask him questions about it?
> We need better reporting and part of that is verification.
He tried reaching out to the FBI but they declined to comment due to the ongoing government shutdown as noted in the article. What level of "verification" would make you happy?
There is no onus upon me to provide "rebuttals or anything".
I am a skeptic.
There is no requirement to presume/assume "good faith".
Do you accept part or all of the entire post as factual? If so, based on what exactly? "Good faith"?
Maybe in your bubble that's true.
> There is no requirement to presume/assume "good faith".
You're not answering anything with substance. Yes, it's a convienent strategy to assume everything is fake news when it doesn't fit your narrative. But that's not reality and it's pretty obvious that you're deflecting.
> Do you accept part or all of the entire post as factual?
Yes, he's an independent journalist that's reported on some big stories this year already. Given the actions against civil rights we've seen already from this administration, sending FBI agents to ask questions is certainly tame by comparison and very plausible.
what happened to "The Five W's" in journalism: "Who, what, where, when, and why"?
People are jumping out of unmarked vehicles with masks on and grabbing people.
We are getting closer every day to violent times.
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All this work plus the risk of a charge of impersonating a federal agent... and they didn't ask him for money. Deep grift.