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ABC scrambles to figure out identity of Amy Robach leaker, who goes by ‘Ignotus’
ABC bigwigs are going potty to find the identity of the leaker behind the Amy Robach tape — after the alleged source posted a letter online slamming the network under the name “Ignotus,” a wizard from the “Harry Potter” franchise.
After junior producer Ashley Bianco denied leaking the tape, on which the anchor complained that ABC News killed her interview with Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre, someone purporting to be the actual leaker and still working at the network posted a letter on Project Veritas blasting ABC’s “mission of seek and destroy” to conjure up the mysterious mole.
Project Veritas editors confirmed the missive was penned by the same ABC News insider who gave them the tape “in light of the actions taken against those wrongfully identified as involved in the leaking.”
An ABC insider said top execs were particularly puzzled by Ignotus. He is possibly best known as a Harry Potter character, a pure-blood wizard who has a cloak of invisibility, passed through generations, finally to Harry Potter. Ignotus also means “unknown” in Latin.
The ABC insider said, “They are freaking out over the Harry Potter reference. Does this mean the leaker is a Potter fan, likely one of the younger staff members who work the overnight shift? Or is the leaker citing Latin, which means he or she could be an older member of staff. I mean, how many young producers speak Latin these days?”
Previously: Jeffrey Epstein and ABC
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 13 2019, @08:27PM (3 children)
Or simply Latin for "Unknown"? NFI if this *whistleblower* knew anything about Harry Potter arcana.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday November 13 2019, @09:11PM
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 13 2019, @10:07PM (1 child)
Which is the best part of the name. It is ambiguous.
It might be a harry potter reference.
It might be latin for "you don't know who I am".
No way to know which.
The perfect name. Which is probably why it was picked, because it throws the wolf hunt off the scent.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday November 13 2019, @10:33PM
It probably does say something about the person, but they're going to need a lot more scent.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by krishnoid on Thursday November 14 2019, @07:37AM (3 children)
Or, you know, uses Google Translate, meaning a producer could be younger, or older, or ... anyone with Internet access? How out of touch are the people making these categorizations?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday November 14 2019, @02:42PM
(Score: 2) by Arik on Thursday November 14 2019, @06:10PM (1 child)
Well this came through Project Veritas. Anyone know what Veritas means, what language it came from?
Simplest explanation, the 'statement' came from the leaker, as Project Veritas says, and they, knowing Latin, and not knowing the identity of the leaker, added the "Ignotus" at the end.
Doh.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Friday November 15 2019, @01:24AM
I dunno, but it sounds a little snooty [youtube.com].
(Score: 3, Funny) by Arik on Thursday November 14 2019, @03:42PM (2 children)
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 3, Touché) by takyon on Thursday November 14 2019, @03:50PM (1 child)
You assume they read the books instead of just watching the movies.
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(Score: 2, Disagree) by Arik on Thursday November 14 2019, @06:07PM
"Because they've not read any other books."
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?