00:35:47.280Today, about Palantir's abilities at the time, any meaningful involvement is questionable.
00:35:53.900When media outlets ask Alex Kerb about that rumor, he's careful not to confirm or deny involvement.
00:35:59.760He tends to dodge the question with a smile and imply that some connection is there.
00:36:04.000Did your company help to track and kill Osama bin Laden?
00:36:09.860When you open the paper and look in the news about these kind of things, there's a two-thirds chance, depending on the country involved, that somehow my company was involved.
00:36:21.660One media outlet isn't buying the hype. A gossipy blog called Gawker.
00:36:26.680According to Max Chafkin, Gawker's Silicon Valley page reports no real link between Palantir and the Bin Laden raid and suggests the company spread the rumor just to boost sales.
00:36:36.520Valiwek is known for roasting the tech industry back when most news outlets tend to sing its praises.
00:36:41.800And a favorite target of Gawker's gossip and mockery is Peter Thiel.