Media Buries the Facts About Ashley Biden’s Diary

What happened: A Florida woman was sentenced to a month in prison this week for selling the diary of Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden’s daughter, to right-wing media outlet Project Veritas.

• The details: The diary reportedly contains pages in which Ashley Biden describes unsettling behavior by her father during her childhood. It references Ashley taking showers with him that were “probably not appropriate” and made her wonder if she was “molested.”

• The leak: Project Veritas obtained the diary in 2020 but was hesitant to publish it. Later, the conservative outlet National File received a digital copy of the diary from a rebellious Project Veritas employee and released its contents.

Why it matters: Media outlets claim National File’s story is unverified — or they refuse to mention or investigate the allegations — despite significant evidence that excerpts released by National File are authentic.

The evidence: Project Veritas’s screenshot of the first paragraph in its physical copy of the diary matches that of National File’s digital copy posted online. The color of the covers also match — details that suggest the digital copy is authentic, including segments about Joe Biden's alleged behavior.

Collusion: The FBI raided the homes of Project Veritas journalists in 2021 in an attempt to retrieve the diary. The Bureau then leaked information about its investigation to the New York Times, an unusual move that gave the paper ammunition to portray Project Veritas journalists and readers as conspiracy theorists.

• Conservative unease: In light of the diary thief's sentencing, conservatives suspect that a widespread coverup is at play.