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Bloomberg wouldn’t, however publish a story about a chemical attack based on an anonymous source. They’d have independently verifiable evidence and not just some dude saying so.


> They’d have independently verifiable evidence and not just some dude saying so.

This is where you misunderstand. An anonymous source isn't "just some dude" who called in "saying so." Journalists, in the case Bloomberg, knows exactly who their "anonymous" sources are.




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