Reality is whole and uncontradicted, but a lie is a discrete contrary. Liars don’t think to misrepresent the whole, typically, but they can’t, anyway: There’s too much of it. Accordingly, if you want to suss out a lie, look for the tells that the liar would not or could not have faked. How can you tell people are abandoning riot-wracked cities? Look at the U-Haul rates. How can you tell the cause is the riots and not the virus? Look at the dates of the surges.

So: Before going all NASCAR on themselves yesterday, how might Facebook and Twitter have foreseen that there could be more in Hunter’s laptop than just Burisma? The went all Streisand Effect, making yesterday’s story that much bigger and giving a big boost to today’s O’Keefing. Slow Joe should drop out today. Assuming the Post is working from the slow-build strategy Andrew Breitbart taught to James O’Keefe, tomorrow’s news will be devastating.

And while I don’t typically link to front-page news, you never know what’s going to be suppressed these days…

New York Post: Emails reveal how Hunter Biden tried to cash in big on behalf of family with Chinese firm.

GeekEstateBlog: Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Austin Allison from Pacaso. How to get and not-get your big idea at the same time: “The idea for Pacaso came from my own experience owning a second home for the first time. I felt like I had achieved a dream and wanted to make that feeling accessible to more people.” I am so proud of my success that I want to dilute it and muddle it with strangers! You bet. Question not asked: “Who wants a beach house in Winter or a Ski Chalet in Summer?”

The Federalist: In Minneapolis, Rage And Fear Have Hobbled A Great American City.

Stella Morabito: Pay Attention To Local Elections, Because Whoever Wins Can Make Your Life Miserable.

The American Spectator: Hunter Bidengate: Fredo With a Crack Pipe, Castro With a Social Network.

City Journal: American Princelings: Hunter Biden and other children of political leaders are favored elites in the Chinese mode.

Protocol: Clarence Thomas thinks it’s time to rein in Section 230. Not even the NBA has done a better job of asking for it than Facebook and Twitter did yesterday. None so deserving…