The Washington Post committed massive election interference on behalf of Joe Biden to help him win in 2020. WP produced a fake story through its "fact checking" department that became nationally accepted and served as the basis for exonerating Biden of corruption in Ukraine. From CNN to Senate Democrats,... everybody repeated verbatim the WP story in defense of Joe Biden. This was just as big, if not bigger interference than the media outlets claiming Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation. Hunter Biden was being paid by corrupt, criminal oligarch Zlochevsky, owner of Burisma. At the same time, Joe Biden demanded that Prosecutor General Shokin be fired or that he would not release U.S. aid to Ukraine. It worked. Shokin was fired. There are two options. Prosecutor General Shokin's office was investigating the owner of Burisma or it wasn't. If it was, that means that Joe Biden blackmailed the President of Ukraine into firing a prosecutor who was investigating a criminal who was paying his son millions of dollars for doing nothing. If that is the accepted narrative, there is no way around it. There is a good chance that Biden does not get elected. Even Trump's phone call that led to the first impeachment would have been seen differently. Or...the Prosecutor General wasn't investigating Zlochevsky and Joe Biden just cared a lot about fighting corruption in Ukraine. This actually became the narrative and it was because of the WP. The Washington Post never spoke to PG Shokin even though Shokin volunteered to talk. The WP never checked the details of what actually happened with the case in Ukraine. They used a one sentence quote given by someone who was fired by Shokin on suspicion of working with the Biden family in Ukraine, to form this story... "The investigation into Burisma was dormant." And boy did they run that story over and over and over. Every single day until half the country was mindlessly repeating it. Dan Goldman quoted the Washington Post story repeatedly in defense of Joe Biden. French journalist Olivier Berruyer actually looked into what Shokin did during his one year stint as PG. Turns out, the investigation was active the entire year. The court had seized all of Zlochevsky's personal property just days before Biden demanded that Shokin be fired. Biden absolutely did use foreign aid to get a prosecutor fired who was investigating a criminal who was paying his son. Biden said they replaced Shokin with "someone solid." That person closed all criminal cases against Zlochevsky and settled for a fine. The fact checkers at the WP straight up lied about other aspects of the story. They lied about the content of a speech given by Ambassador Pyatt and they lied about dates of incidents, all to smear Shokin and help Biden. Berruyer did a number of videos exposing all of it. Nothing complex, he just doubled checked what the WP claimed, and easily found they had repeated lied. And now Democrats are canceling their WP subscriptions because the paper hinted at the possibility of attempting to not be completely biased.show more

These reminders are needed right now. Some people think they are doing a good thing with recent behaviors.

They want to be lied to.

Good work once again Maze. You’re great at showing all the puzzle pieces and the showing how it fits together. Thanks for what you do.

Thanks!

It’s really stunning to see how deep the legacy media’s election interference went in 2020, with The Washington Post leading the charge to protect Joe Biden and bury the truth about his dealings in Ukraine. Their so-called “fact-checking” department became an arm of Biden’s campaign, producing stories that turned a clear-cut case of influence-peddling into a tale of Biden as an anti-corruption crusader. It wasn’t just misleading—it was deliberate interference that shaped public opinion at a critical time. The reality is clear: Hunter Biden was receiving millions from a corrupt oligarch, Mykola Zlochevsky, owner of Burisma, while Joe Biden used U.S. foreign aid as leverage to get Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin fired. Shokin’s office was actively investigating Burisma, with Ukrainian courts seizing Zlochevsky’s assets just days before Biden’s ultimatum. This wasn’t about fighting corruption in Ukraine; it was about protecting the Biden family’s interests. Yet The Washington Post crafted a narrative that buried these facts, relying on a single, vague quote from an unreliable source to claim, “The investigation into Burisma was dormant.” This became the media’s mantra, repeated so often that it silenced real scrutiny. Even Dan Goldman and Senate Democrats used it as a shield to defend Biden, turning lies into talking points for public consumption. That story did as much damage as the “Russian disinformation” spin on Hunter’s laptop. French journalist Olivier Berruyer’s work showed how easily The Washington Post’s narrative unraveled when someone actually double-checked the facts. Berruyer exposed how Shokin’s investigation was never “dormant” but was escalating right before Biden’s demand. The WP didn’t bother to interview Shokin, despite his willingness, nor did they verify dates and statements crucial to the story. It was sloppy journalism at best, outright election interference at worst. The Post’s agenda was clear: protect Biden, discredit Shokin, and deceive the public about what happened in Ukraine. Their twisted narrative shaped public perception, helping Biden dodge accountability at a time when transparency was most critical. The same Democrats who cheered the Post then are now outraged at the mere hint of even-handedness. This manipulation of information isn’t journalism—it’s propaganda, and the American public deserves better. The Washington Post’s refusal to tell the truth then was an insult to democracy, and it’s no wonder their credibility is in tatters today.

There were other damning issues. Perhaps the worst was that the media claimed Shokin was persona non grata with the EU and the US. BUT Shokin had been given a letter from the EU a month before saying they were very happy with his performance and doing a stellar job. Further, the US policy right up to the conversation Biden had with Ukraine to fire Shokin had the same view as the EU. To the point that the US team working with Ukraine said they were "completely blindsided by Biden" The media lied. I know, you're Shokined.

Shokin a few years after claimed that the US government poisoned him after he tried to travel here. Almost died.

Excellent post as always, MAZE. 👊 thx

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Ukraine has been working with the Democrats against Republicans in elections since 2016!