Pretty standard, if effective, propaganda tactic. All "they" have to do is stick the words "Based on a True Story" somewhere in there, and they can diverge however far they want from the facts, yet people will still gobble it up.
Reminds me of what I thought how US government should have responded to cable leaks. All they had to respond with was with: Indeed, SOME of the leaks are ours/true. End of story, no one would be sure anymore what is true, what is false.
Agree. However, I have doubts on Assange's credibility.
Although I am inclined to believe what Assange had said, Assange absconded bail which was posted by his friends and supporters.
If this is all they found on him, I think he's likely more credible than many of us :)
On a side note, it is a known tactics in politics - discredit your opponent early, for when he talks, nobody will listen. As an added bonus, it diverts attention from the actual matter (leaked materials) to a character debate.
