WikiLeaks disputes pedophilia charges against Julian Assange; Is there a Hillary Clinton link?

WikiLeaks is disputing a report from the liberal Daily Kos blog that Julian Assange is facing pedophilia charges in the Bahamas related to the alleged sexting of an 8-year-old through an online dating site:

A front has released through US Democratic media an elaborate story accusing Julian Assange of paedophillia & taking US$1million from Russia

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 18, 2016

The same front company behind the Assange #PedoPlot is also behind 2nd plot to frame him as taking US$1M from Russia https://t.co/Kmp6izyV4N pic.twitter.com/vtRBZEa1kE

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 18, 2016

RELEASE: Full docs and investigation into the plot to frame Assange as a paedophile & Russian spy #PedoPlot https://t.co/ZcqyJepHKO

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 18, 2016

Here’s the Daily Kos post WikiLeaks is attacking:

https://twitter.com/KyleWOrton/status/788367386969837568

And as of this morning, WikiLeaks is attempting to link Hillary Clinton to the report:

Internet sleuths connect Clinton to mysterious intelligence contractor associated with Assange false accusations https://t.co/NhOyO5xbZ7 pic.twitter.com/Np8yW1ckDT

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 19, 2016

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