FACT CHECK · MEDIA, SOURCES AND WHO PAYS
Claim: The bin Laden letter was fake and taken down
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
The Guardian removed its copy in Nov 2023 after it went viral on TikTok, saying it was being shared 'without the full context'. It never called the letter fake; it had first published it in Nov 2002.
SOURCE
Mediaite and Al-Monitor, Nov 2023; Wikipedia: Letter to the American People
mediaite.com · al-monitor.com
mediaite.com · al-monitor.com
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