Andreea @diemkay@hachyderm.io
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These researchers aren’t wealthy. They stake their professional reputations on this work. If they get it wrong, their careers suffer real consequences.

The Palantir rep has dozen other tech companies that would hire him tomorrow. If this job doesn’t work out, there’s always the next one. The stakes are fundamentally different.

Adrienne Fichter and Marguerite Meyer did rigorous investigative journalism. They documented their sources. They filed FOIA requests. They read government reports. They interviewed officials. That’s what it looks like to speak truth to power.

When Palantir published their “correction,” they didn’t back down. They pointed out *exactly* what was false about Palantir’s response.

That, right there, is the difference between journalism and PR, if anyone still needed proof.

Andreea @diemkay@hachyderm.io
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If you think this is a niche national interest story, think again, because Palantir are spreading their influence all over Europe.

Their software is used by ICE to track and deport migrants in the U.S., and in military targeting systems.

German civil society organizations are now citing the Swiss findings in their fight against Palantir’s expansion into German police forces.

Scrutiny is essential at this stage.

When journalists investigate and document *with proof*, the playbook comes out: Deny, obfuscate, claim they’re “misrepresenting” work that they don’t want scrutinized, mobilize the allies on LinkedIn, and bury critics in corporate double-speak.

Adrienne Fichter and Marguerite Meyer did excellent work. They deserve our support, not tech bros calling them “luddites” while Palantir rewrites what they actually reported.

I *will* repeat their names so they’re not just “some journalists” somewhere.

@adfichterAdrienne Fichter / linkedin.com/in/adriennefichter

@marguerite_jayMarguerite Meyer / linkedin.com/in/marguerite-mey

Their investigation speaks for itself. So does Palantir’s response. That tells you everything you need to know about who’s operating in good faith.

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