State Tweets Down Wikileaks
The State Department has taken to the Twittersphere to shoot down rumors the government pressured PayPal to sever ties with WikiLeaks, which had been using the online payment service to collect donations.
"The U.S. government did not write to PayPal requesting any action regarding #WikiLeaks. Not true," State spokesman P.J. Crowley broadcast via the e-messaging service on Wednesday.
The Tweet is one of 10 abbreviated statements he has posted to stop disinformation from spreading, ever since media outlets and WikiLeaks began preparing to publish a hoard of diplomatic cables that revealed sensitive and embarrassing details about the U.S. government and its foreign allies.
Other WikiLeaks denunciations State recently tweeted include:
- Contrary to what some are saying, @StateDept does not have a formal policy on students tweeting or posting links about #WikiLeaks. 11:25 AM Dec 7th via web
- Contrary to some #Wikileaks' reporting, our diplomats are diplomats. They are not intelligence assets. 5:50 PM Nov 28th via web
- Across the State Department, senior officials are reaching out to countries and warning them about a possible release of documents. 9:49 PM Nov 26th via web