Category: The Hammer
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Bringing Down “The Hammer” on Fake News
by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 8, 2020) — In the wake of what is suspected by many Americans and the president himself to be large-scale fraud in the November 3 general election, an internet frenzy has ensued in which those seeking answers are at one point or another taking notice of the claim that an alleged…
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The Hammer, Montgomery, The Man in the Middle
by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 2, 2020) — For reasons unknown, The American Report‘s Mary Fanning and Alan Jones and a small number of associates continue to advance the unproven narrative of former NSA/CIA contractor Dennis Montgomery about an alleged government mega-computer dubbed “The Hammer” purportedly responsible for collecting the data of private citizens, breaching bank…
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Uncorroborated “Hammer” and “SCORECARD” Appear in Michigan Election Lawsuit Affidavit
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 27, 2020) — An affidavit from a highly-educated and experienced “cyber security engineer” included as an exhibit in a lawsuit filed Wednesday challenging Michigan’s election results invokes an alleged government computer system, “The Hammer” and its reported accompanying software, “SCORECARD,” as tools utilized by “US intelligence analysts to conduct MITM (man…
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Who Are Montgomery’s Sources…
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 26, 2020) — On Monday, Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney (Ret) appeared on Brannon Howse’s WVW Broadcast Network to discuss alleged sabotage of the November 3 elections through “cyber” crime and Atty. Sidney Powell‘s efforts, as McInerney sees it, to expose election malfeasance amid what she says was President Trump’s “landslide” victory.…
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Breaking: Trump Fires Head of Cybersecurity Unit
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 17, 2020) — Shortly after 7:00 p.m. EST, President Donald Trump tweeted that he dismissed Chris Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CISA was created by Congress and signed into law by Trump in 2018 with the purpose of serving…
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Dennis Montgomery GoFundMe Page Removed
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 13, 2020) — As commenter “Schuyler Colfax” correctly noted early Friday morning in response to our article published Thursday evening, a GoFundMe campaign established by former CIA/NSA contractor Dennis Montgomery is no longer online. The fundraiser was reportedly launched to “Raise the necessary funds to expose the deep state, that does…
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Does it Take Money to Expose Corruption?
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 12, 2020) — In an interview published in our November 11 article titled, “Why is ‘The Hammer’ Resurfacing Now?”, former Obama birth-certificate investigator Mike Zullo predicted that former CIA and NSA contractor Dennis Montgomery would attempt to “monetize” his recent claim that a government super-computer dubbed “The Hammer” and its purported…
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Why is “The Hammer” Resurfacing Now?
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 11, 2020) — On Monday The Post & Email referenced an article at The American Report due to its claim that a computer built in 2009 dubbed “The Hammer” and its accompanying software, SCORECARD, were invoked to change a certain percentage of votes in last week’s elections, particularly in a half-dozen…
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The Post & Email Addresses Viral “Hammer” Claim on Ballot Alterations
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 9, 2020) — An October 31 article at The American Report serving as a topic of discussion during a portion of Stephen Bannon’s November 2 “War Room” and elsewhere has drawn considerable attention amid numerous subsequent reports of voter fraud in the November 3 election. The article makes the claim that…
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Mike Zullo: “American Report” Latest Claims “Completely Fabricated”
“WHO IS PAYING MARY FANNING?” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 23, 2020) — Former Obama birth-certificate investigator Mike Zullo told The Post & Email Wednesday that a January 19 article at The American Report makes “fabricated” claims invoking his name. The article, written by Mary Fanning and Alan Jones, attempts to connect former CIA Director James…
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Zullo: “Mary Fanning Attempts To Mislead The President of the United States”
“WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE?” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 2, 2019) — “Mary Fanning appears to have taken on the role of PR person for Dennis Montgomery and not an investigative journalist as she purports to be. She is the unabashed purveyor of Dennis Montgomery’s propaganda. By writing articles painting Montgomery as credible all the…
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Claims are One Thing, but Evidence is Another
WHO IS A “WHISTLEBLOWER?” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 31, 2019) — On Thursday evening, The Post & Email’s editor appeared with Obama birth-certificate lead investigator Mike Zullo and former CIA agent Kevin Shipp with host Jason Goodman of “Crowdsource the Truth” show to further discuss the claims of former NSA/CIA contractor Dennis Montgomery and others…
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Zullo “Challenges” The American Report to Authenticate Alleged Email
“A CUT-AND-PASTE JOB”? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 12, 2019) — A September 7 article at The American Report claims that former Maricopa County Cold Case Posse lead investigator Mike Zullo and former CIA counterintelligence investigator Kevin Shipp have launched “baseless attacks” against former NSA and CIA contractor Dennis Montgomery. Shipp hosts “The Intelligence Assessment” on…
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Fake News in the Age of the Internet, Part 6
THE CLOSING ARGUMENT by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 5, 2019) — In the previous five sections of this series, The Post & Email illustrated how a narrative promoted without due diligence on the part of the “investigative journalists” who reported it omitted crucial background which would undoubtedly have made a difference to listeners’ and readers’ understanding…
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Fake News in the Age of the Internet, Part 5
“SIMPLE DUE DILIGENCE” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 2, 2019) — That the U.S. government is conducting surveillance on its citizens is now indisputable given former CIA contractor Edward Snowden’s revelations made to The Guardian and published June 6, 2013. Days later, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was forced to admit that his previous statement…
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Fake News in the Age of the Internet, Part 4
SPECULATION IS NOT JOURNALISM by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 30, 2019) — As we reported in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, numerous statements made in an August 9 interview between host Sarah Westall and guests Mary Fanning and Alan Jones are provably false or based purely on speculation. Fanning and Jones claim to…
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Fake News in the Age of the Internet, Part 3
“A RECURRING THEME” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 22, 2019) — In Part 2 of this series, The Post & Email began a step-by-step refutation of statements made by “investigative journalists” Alan Jones and Mary Fanning in recent interviews; at their website, The American Report; and on other websites at which their work has been published…
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Fake News in the Age of the Internet, Part 2
“TIMELINES MATTER” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 20, 2019) — The following is The Post & Email and former Maricopa County, AZ “Cold Case Posse” lead investigator Mike Zullo’s response to claims made in an August 9, 2019 YouTube broadcast hosted by Sarah Westall by two self-professed “investigative journalists,” Mary Fanning and Alan Jones of “The…

