With Trump calling out the media for pushing fake Chinese numbers on coronavirus cases, I suspect that reporting will soon be memory-holed.
So I put together a thread with plenty of examples, grouped by outlet.
If we don’t demand accountability, we aren’t going to get any.
So I put together a thread with plenty of examples, grouped by outlet.
If we don’t demand accountability, we aren’t going to get any.
Your tax dollars hard at work at @NPR
No surprises from @thedailybeast
These are just the most egregious from @CNN
And a bonus from @nytimes that sure is something.
@ForeignPolicy just running Chinese propaganda here
@AJEnglish, no newcomer to pushing propaganda
@JeffDSachs gets his own entry for this one.
@BuzzFeedNews, with charts that just happen to omit the fact that China is lying.
@Reuters with a dishearteningly bad showing.
This additional one from @businessinsider just beggars belief.
I’ve omitted outlets who showed even a shred of skepticism about whether China’s numbers are legit.
All they need is an asterisk. But clearly that’s too much.
All they need is an asterisk. But clearly that’s too much.
And this, from @qz, is just shameful.
I’m sure there are more I’m missing. I’ll keep adding.