Malik does some fact checking: Forbes denies Russian connection

Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth

Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008. AtDe Correspondent, Ernst-Jan serves as publisher, fostering the expansion of the platform.

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Well-connected tech blogosphere

Luckily, the tech blogosphere as a whole is well connected. There’s always someone with an old friend at the right company. In the case of Forbes and its Russian connection, this “someone” turned out to beOm Malik.

An investor in Forbes

The famous tech blogger used to work at Forbes andsent a lineto an old Forbes connection yesterday:

Crowd sourcing fact checking

Behold the power of many. The tech blogosphere crowd sources its fact checking and even unravels mysteries about aRussian playboyand his desire to acquire a traditional American publishing house.

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