Brilliantly Righteous While Half Baked
Ukrainians have known for years that foreign linguistic experts pick up on much less in conversation than native speakers. However, few expected that the time would come when the standard of competency turns out to be the ability of smart alecs to construe accurately what have been officially classified as state secrets.
Wiretapping Medvedchuk: Ties with Poroshenko, Putin and Russia-occupation forces (Part 1) is a case in point. The 46-minute YouTube reportage published by Bihus.info of May 17, 2021 has been viewed more than 570,000 times. Unfortunately, the “investigation” so far raises more questions than it answers.
Who made the recordings? Who leaked them? Why Now?
It’s nearly impossible to detect manipulation in digital recordings with a nearly absolute level of certainty, so it’s important to first establish the chain of custody of the archive.
