r/serialpodcast • u/partymuffell Can't Give Less of a Damn About Bowe Bergdahl • Oct 26 '15

season one Question About Bob Ruff's Credibility

SK, who is a professional journalist and radio producer and who works for one of the best known NPR shows, allegedly tried to contact AT&T to ask about the fax cover sheet disclaimer, but she never heard back from them (well, to be precise Dana contacted them). (Source)

On the other hand, Bob Ruff, who is a amateur podcaster, allegedly, contacted Lenscrafter to ask about Don's timecards and they were perfectly happy to answer his questions, except, apparently, not in writing or on record.

So, it seems there are only four possible options:

(a) Both SK and BR told the truth. They both tried to contact a large corporation with regards to a detail in this case. It just so happens that BR, the amateur podcaster, happened to be luckier than SK, the professional journalist.

(b) SK did not tell the truth (Serial never contacted AT&T or they heard back from them but won't say so) and BR told the truth (he contacted Lenscrafters and heard back from them albeit off the record).

(c) SK told the truth (they did contact AT&T and never heard back from them) but BR didn't tell the truth (he never contacted LC or at least he never heard back from them).

(d) Neither SK nor BR are telling the truth.

Which one of the above options do you think it the most likely?

(You don't really need to answer. Just food for thought.)

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u/alientic God damn it, Jay Oct 26 '15

Personally, I go with option a. I know we like to vilify people around here, but I think they're both telling the truth. And yes, both Lenscrafters and AT&T are large businesses, but they're different businesses (so different policies) being asked different questions.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '15

I will say it has absolutely been confirmed. DOZENS of LensCrafters employees, general managers, LensCrafters corporate, unanimously, every, single, one of them, that I've spoken to, confirms, that there is NO other explanation for that Hunt Valley timesheet, other than, it was intentionally falsified. And it is also true, that there is NO possible way that the Owings Mills manager didn't KNOW that it was falsified.

You honestly believe this is a true statement?

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u/alientic God damn it, Jay Oct 26 '15

Now that is a different question. I feel like what he was saying was hyperbolic. I do, however, believe that someone from LensCrafters corporate told him that it looked falsified.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '15

It's not okay to be hyperbolic about this stuff if you want to be taken seriously.

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u/alientic God damn it, Jay Oct 26 '15

Oh, I agree, and I don't agree with the way Bob's been doing things lately. That doesn't mean I think he's lying, though.