• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    Pretty obvious that western media has a lot of great reasons to misrepresent the truth to keep people such as yourself thinking that disastrous policies western governments are pursuing are actually working.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Sure, which is why I try to get multiple sources.

      The problem with countries like China (and probably Russia) is that their governments can directly interfere with news reporting. That’s possible to an extent in western countries, but it’s a lot less likely to happen without journalists making a big fuss because of our cultural and legal freedoms of the press.

      I’m hesitant to believe anything when I have a single source, and I’m more hesitant if multiple sources are from the friendly countries where the governments have direct control over the media.