Yeah, I remember there being a kerfuffle with Hersh over the Seth Rich story. I looked into it a little at the time and thought, "Well, that story was really pretty involved considered in it's totality and anyone can get things wrong." Being the trusting sort (at that time) I went on my way.

In hindsight, though, it fits the model for Hersh. It was and is a big story and they had to pull out one of the big guns for it. On the flip side, the next time Sy comes out with a big tale, we know They are under pressure and we should examine it very closely to see the real payload.