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Under the journalists profiles, where most people will never see it, Palantir’s PR machine kicked into gear via some rep. 📄: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adriennefichter_mps-question-uk-palantir-contracts-after-activity-7408904764916248577-wvXQ Palantir published a “correction” claiming the journalists misrepresented their work. Except they “corrected” claims the journalists never made. 📄: https://blog.palantir.com/korrektur-wie-das-online-magazin-die-republik-einen-regierungsbericht-zu-palantir-verdrehte-9a1b399ae255 Palantir built a straw man saying they never officially participated in any RFP or formal government procurement process. And that either way, it’s not a big deal that they sometimes demo the software. So what? What the journalists actually wrote: that Palantir engaged in 7 (seven!) years of informal contact attempts, sales conversations, and exchange meetings with Swiss officials. Journalist Adrienne Fichter called them out in the comments: “I am still waiting for the list of wrong claims and facts in our 2 articles. We never wrote any of [what you claim].” (My edit for brevity) The Palantir rep’s LinkedIn comment got 20 likes from his tech bro allies. One even called the journalists part of the “bipolar ludditic left.” Casually weaponizing mental health stigma while completely misunderstanding what Luddites actually fought against (*cough* exploitation). Meanwhile, these journalists who spent a year doing actual investigative work, who filed dozens of FOIA requests, who read through military reports and health service evaluations barely had anyone come to their defense in that same space. They are now fending for themselves as they should, but the asymmetry is jarring.