* “The origins of the photo aren’t exactly clear. According to u/shiruken, the photo was first posted by the redditor u/ChuckBarley. Neither account responded to inquiries sent by the Daily Dot.” is still the problem as “the photo” is the linking evidence* All of the info was copy/pasted. The author could have referenced their own search, and it’d be easy to do but they didn’t.
Which isn’t to say it isn’t believable, it is, just that it’s conjecture because they ran the story without verifying it.
Edit: looks like they ‘confirmed’ it via an Xitter account, which - is something? I guess?
It’s not the only source. That was the person who noticed it and made the connection. The authors then did their own investigation and confirmed that it was true.
The Air Current, an outlet that provides, according to its X bio, “data-driven reporting & analysis on the business, technology, and strategy of flying,” stated on Monday that it confirmed that Epstein previously owned the plane used by Trump.
I don’t think it is; the one that that account had that wasn’t initially sourced elsewhere was a photo of the plane tying it to the Trump campaign and showing the tail number. Per the article local news subsequently posted such a photo
This aircraft’s old designation was N212JE (note the matching serial number) and was previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein (note the last two letters of the tail number),” they wrote. “The registration history shows it was owned by Epstein’s Plan D, LLC in the U.S. Virgin Islands before being transferred to N550GP, LLC in February 2021. The tail number was subsequently changed to N550GP in July 2021.
“According to reddit user /u/blyatcorp” - okay stop.
I need a news story to not have random redditors as the only source.
That’s why they included the links that person provided, which document the historical ownership of the plane.
Fair, but two things:* “The origins of the photo aren’t exactly clear. According to u/shiruken, the photo was first posted by the redditor u/ChuckBarley. Neither account responded to inquiries sent by the Daily Dot.” is still the problem as “the photo” is the linking evidence* All of the info was copy/pasted. The author could have referenced their own search, and it’d be easy to do but they didn’t.Which isn’t to say it isn’t believable, it is, just that it’s conjecture because they ran the story without verifying it.Edit: looks like they ‘confirmed’ it via an Xitter account, which - is something? I guess?
It’s not the only source. That was the person who noticed it and made the connection. The authors then did their own investigation and confirmed that it was true.
Ah okay, thank you. I wonder if that was an update to the story - that was all I was looking for.
It’s still hinging on a social media account (The Air Current) but it’s corroboration at least.
I don’t think it is; the one that that account had that wasn’t initially sourced elsewhere was a photo of the plane tying it to the Trump campaign and showing the tail number. Per the article local news subsequently posted such a photo
Gotta admit, the plane in the local news pic? Pretty pedo-y. Like the jet equivalent of a cargo van with “Free Candy” spray painted on it.
The sources are all public information: