WikiLeaks sent out a media advisory to many outlets warning reporters not to publish stories based on a list of 140 “defamatory falsehoods” about its founder Julian Assange, according to a Sunday Reuters report.
“There is a pervasive climate of inaccurate claims about WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, including purposeful fabrications planted in large and otherwise ‘reputable’ media outlets,” the email said.
Per Reuters, the “falsehoods” include serious claims, like that Assange has worked for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and less serious ones, like that he bleaches his hair.
