The Guardian has been unable to authenticate the documents, but experts say they appear to be genuine.
I was not surprised at many of the panel's findings, but the fact that none of our experts truthfully authenticated the documents -- that was shocking to me".
Last night, CBS did not present any of the other experts who originally helped it authenticate the documents, beyond mentioning Mr. Matley, who was interviewed on the Friday broadcast.
CBS News, which earlier this year acknowledged that it could not authenticate the documents on which it based a "60 Minutes" Wednesday report on President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service, is also reviewing its reporting standards.
He brought in experts, at his own expense, to authenticate the documents; when the manuscripts were found to be de Carvajal's, the sale was canceled and the FBI brought in.
He said he had not authenticated the documents for CBS News but had confirmed that they reflected issues he and Colonel Killian had discussed -- namely Mr. Bush's failure to appear for a physical, which military records released previously by the White House show, led to a suspension from flying.
Ultimately, CBS admitted it could not authenticate the documents, and that it should not have used them.
The Clinton campaign has accused Russian hackers of targeting Podesta, though has not authenticated the documents being published by Wikileaks.
Call us crazy -- or just adherents to sound journalistic practice -- but if Farah could not authenticate the document he doubts is authentic (and, indeed, made no apparent effort to do so), WND had no business publishing it.
Under Mr. Lim, the ministry tried to authenticate the document but could not find the original.
