What do you think of the fact that The Intercept may potentially be accused of or associated with conspiracy theories and/or fearmongering? Is this true, and why or why not?

Second question, what do you think about the accusations by Ken Silverstein and Ed Pilkington, and to quote a portion of the latter article:

The Intercept is being bankrolled by Pierre Omidyar, the eBay founder. Was it wise to leave the Guardian, an organ with no owner, run by a trust, in order to embrace a billionaire tech tycoon waving a $250m cheque? And was it, given his scathing critique of big business, true to his own values?

"Maybe my judgment was a bit impaired. I didn't predict how people would see it. Pierre's not just a funder. He's the 100th-richest person in the world. He has $9bn, which is an unfathomable sum, and he's from the very tech industry that is implicated in the NSA story. I probably paid insufficient attention to those perceptions."

I understand that Glen Greenwald has replied to this, saying, "I know in my mind that the minute anybody tries to interfere with what I'm doing, that is the minute I will stop doing it.", but what is your opinion about this?

Thank you!