The Russians hacked our electric grid!! That’s what the geniuses at the Washington Post wanted us to believe on the morning of December 31, 2016. Lets end the year in fear and trembling shall we?

Only one problem with their “story.” As I pointed out here… IT DIDN’T HAPPEN. The DHS even said it didn’t happen!

1) Not an infiltration of the power grid.
2) "Russian" malware can be purchased online by anyone.
3) See 1 & 2. https://t.co/bVIG8zQBsk

— Dell Cameron (@dellcam) December 31, 2016

In fact, just 1 1/2 hours AFTER the story was published, one of the Vermont utilities, Burlington Electric, pushed back at the Post with this news release. Furthermore, it became very apparent that no one at the Post, from the reporters to the editors, had contacted Burlington Electric for information before running with their “story!” So what do they do? As The Hill says in its story title…

“Washington Post corrects story on Vermont utility breach”

Wait a minute. It was a utility breach? Lets take a look at the Post’s original title.

“Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, officials say.”

Now take a look at the title change later in the day once they realized their narrative was falling apart.

“Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security, officials say.”

So, even though their entire story was so full of holes it was a sieve, they still stuck to the ZOMG!! The Russians Are Hacking EVERYTHING! narrative.