I’ve read the threads and still don’t know. Apparently you do?
You can confirm or refute anything by simply looking at the Wikileaks Twitter account:
If it's not there, you can be nearly 100% assured it's bogus.
Wikileaks is more than just Assange. He is just their public face, and they clearly have contingencies in place for anything that might happen to him.
If you want up-to-date information, look at their Twitter account. You don't need a Twitter account, but if you have one you can follow them and get instant notification.
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