Bridge News, which published damaging documents about the Bank of New York's Ms. Kagalovsky -- unsubstantiated documents Mr. Zeltser had shared with this reporter -- also declined to comment, citing confidentiality agreements with sources.
Less than two weeks ago, CBS News and Dan Rather -- who is a frequent target of conservatives who accuse him of liberal bias -- apologized for a "mistake in judgment" in relying on unsubstantiated documents for a report about President Bush's National Guard service.
A decade ago, CBS News appointed an independent panel to investigate the controversy known as Rathergate, in which then-anchor Dan Rather aired unsubstantiated documents about then-President George W. Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard on "60 Minutes II".
The Benghazi debacle was the biggest black eye for the long-running newsmagazine since "Rathergate," in which former network star Dan Rather aired unsubstantiated documents related to George W. Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard.
The documents also contain unsubstantiated tips, including claims of a second shooter and reports of Oswald having prior contact with Ruby.
The State Department accused her of removing "highly sensitive, internal documents" containing "personal information and unsubstantiated allegations," and explained that it was working to secure the documents once again.
Believe us, we're working on it!! "Accounts like Jones' can often sensationalize issues and spread unsubstantiated rumors, so it's critical journalists document, validate, and refute such information directly so people can form their own opinions.
Compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele, the document — an explosive though partly unsubstantiated piece of opposition research — sparked an FBI investigation into Donald Trump's ties to Russia.
He went on to say: "Accounts like Jones' can often sensationalize issues and spread unsubstantiated rumors, so it's critical journalists document, validate, and refute such information directly so people can form their own opinions.
Even though the researchers behind the controversial Danish report on which this policy was based have now publicly distanced themselves from the document, arguing that it was unsubstantiated, flawed, and "so simplified that it hurt".
