{"id":39071,"date":"2026-08-14T20:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=39071"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:42:18","slug":"ed-zitron-on-fishy-transactions-accounting-irregularities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/ed-zitron-on-fishy-transactions-accounting-irregularities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Zitron on Fishy Transactions Accounting Irregularities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"display: block\" class=\"\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block\" class=\"apple-rich-link\" role=\"link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_1vSlv32MWo?is=WN3rKpQ6HChsEaIY\"><a style=\"border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;width:300px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none\" class=\"lp-rich-link\" rel=\"nofollow\" 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