Some things that have died so far in 2017:
1. BuzzFeed
2. CIA "intelligence"
3. CNN's credibility
4. Trump-Russia conspiracy theories
Even more interesting is we have 4chan to partially thank for several of these.
Regardless of whether there is actually any ties between Trump and Russia, BuzzFeed's stupidity in handling the matter, combined with the CIA not bothering to check the veracity of the rumors in the file and CNN treating the dossier seriously, has effectively destroyed the ability for the matter to be discussed seriously. BuzzFeed played the part of Chicken Little, warning of a falling sky and then holding up an apple as proof.
Now we just have to hope there isn't an asteroid on the way.
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