Why does anyone outside the US need to do any of this, when the dynamics unfolding within the US carries far more of this conspiratorial and divisive momentum? In running down this meaningless rabbit hole, the NYT inadvertently distracts attention from the deep dysfunctionality that has been revealed as the layers of faux civility fell by the wayside in an instant of domestic hate and vitriol. Americans are at Americans' throats.
Even an NYT reporter (with free access to information) is capable of knee jerk reaction of looking for “境外敌对势力”. And grouping China, Russia and Iran together for disinformation/misinformation seems also farfetched as one could easily group together similarly bs social media posts from Italy, Germany and Hungary.
The fascist west spewing verbal diarrhoea on themselves. Jealousy and contempt for nations who are doing better than them must hurt the fascist west ego.
While I generally trust the NYT’s professionalism, it’s not surprising that confirmation bias can affect even experienced reporters and editors. What’s truly disappointing, though, is the lack of proper fact-checking that allowed false information to be published.
It's not surprising to see more western news outlets not actually research their claims. I believe all they see when they see the Chinese script is "oh, this must be a pro-CCP account!", incredibly disappointing.
Why does anyone outside the US need to do any of this, when the dynamics unfolding within the US carries far more of this conspiratorial and divisive momentum? In running down this meaningless rabbit hole, the NYT inadvertently distracts attention from the deep dysfunctionality that has been revealed as the layers of faux civility fell by the wayside in an instant of domestic hate and vitriol. Americans are at Americans' throats.
Even an NYT reporter (with free access to information) is capable of knee jerk reaction of looking for “境外敌对势力”. And grouping China, Russia and Iran together for disinformation/misinformation seems also farfetched as one could easily group together similarly bs social media posts from Italy, Germany and Hungary.
The fascist west spewing verbal diarrhoea on themselves. Jealousy and contempt for nations who are doing better than them must hurt the fascist west ego.
While I generally trust the NYT’s professionalism, it’s not surprising that confirmation bias can affect even experienced reporters and editors. What’s truly disappointing, though, is the lack of proper fact-checking that allowed false information to be published.
It's not surprising to see more western news outlets not actually research their claims. I believe all they see when they see the Chinese script is "oh, this must be a pro-CCP account!", incredibly disappointing.
Excellent research - thanks.