This is only the latest example of US mass media taking on a story about another country without definite evidence. In February, the readiness of US media to use unconfirmed reports for “Sochi-bashing” during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia was even ridiculed by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who hosts a show on ABC. Kimmel staged a scene of a wolf freely wandering in an Olympic dorm, which was then uploaded to YouTube by US luger Kate Hansen. The latter fact was perceived as sufficient evidence of the encounter by US media, which did not bother to do any fact-checking on the ground or request comments from Sochi organizers. CNN, FOX, and NBC were among the networks that fell for the embarrassing prank.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:13:36 +0000
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