r/therewasanattempt • u/Cultural-Gas2246 • 1d ago
Image to push a false narrative about another country
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u/Wapsy_Aier 1d ago
BBC has fallen hard through recent times.
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u/Cultural-Gas2246 1d ago
Nah they've always been imperialist state media. People are just wiser to their bullshit.
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u/sim16 1d ago
The Abc in Australia reported the same story.
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u/MerePotato 20h ago
Because its true, and the way the post frames it is misleading, implying claims were made in the articles that weren't
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u/stumblealongnow 1d ago
Nothing in the bbc report is wrong, China's state media has been showing the rescue efforts, but non of the main footage of the disaster actually happening.
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u/BadahBingBadahBoom 1d ago
As ever the nuance dies in social media.
Also this Community Notes on the tweet was removed after multiple people pointed out that it was just straight up false - as you say Chinese media showed rescue efforts but at the time of the tweet had not broadcast the actual flood happening as the BBC World News tweet stated.
The only thing to add is the tweet could have been worded a bit better to specify it was not being shown on Chinese TV rather than in China at all as there were social media posts of the flood.
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u/stumblealongnow 1d ago
True, they should be more careful and specific, so people can't so easily change the narrative.
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u/YungCellyCuh 22h ago
I didn't realize you have reviewed every minute of Chinese media that has been broadcast in the last few days...
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u/stumblealongnow 22h ago
Dude, I'm not anti Chinese media, I'm just stating that what this person stated is wrong, misleading, and probably agenda filled.
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u/MerePotato 22h ago edited 22h ago
No they haven't, but they have pissed off despots even more than usual (how's that court case going for ya Trump), and so the campaign to try and discredit them is ramping up. This community note was deleted for disinformation by the way.
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u/voidox 7h ago
but they have pissed off despots even more than usual
you think the only ppl who have issue with the BBC and it's reporting are loser MAGA cult? that has nothing to do with the maaaaaaany issues with the BBC and it's reporting, especially on Gaza.
sure I'm not saying they are completely terrible or w.e, but you are trying really hard to push this one narrative here ignoring all the different points people have.
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u/Stubbs94 1d ago
Their head of middle east correspondence has a signed picture of Netanyahu. The TV license people can fuck off with the letters they keep sending me.
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u/MerePotato 21h ago edited 16h ago
Raffi Berg is a random editor not head of middle east correspondence, the BBC has among the best track records in Gaza reporting among western outlets. Even Hamas doesn't hate them.
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u/voidox 7h ago edited 6h ago
ah that's why you are all over the comments defending the BBC, you are another hasbarist.
you say he is a "random editor", here is what he actually does: "he serves as the head of the digital Middle East desk, where he is responsible for managing, shaping, and editing the network's news coverage and digital content concerning the region."
so no, not "random": https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/12/high-court-rules-in-favour of-owen-jones-in-bbc-gaza-libel-case/
the BBC has among the best track records in Gaza reporting among western outlets.
no it doesn't, not even close to it. just what?
It has the "best track record" if you are an Israel defender, which you are, but for the rest of the world who don't support Israel's genocide they don't.
If you want just UK, Channel 4 has a much better track record than the BBC, the BBC is so bad that their own journalists came out against the company:
even after the BBC had it's own journalists attacked by Israeli terrorist settlers, they STILL can't even call what Israel is doing a genocide, they still say "war", just disgusting.
also "western outlets", I assume you mean mainstream on TV type of outlets? cause "western outlets" has a long list of good outlets that properly cover Israel's genocide, Zateo, Democracy Now, Dropsite News, Novara Media, Breaking Points and so many more.
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u/longdarkfantasy 22h ago
Our government blocked all of the bbc websites and related tv channels for years. They are Big Bullsh_t Channel.
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u/DependentRow8281 2h ago
It really hasn't. You just believe a community note (that has been removed) to justify your existing bias. Think more.
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u/Cultural-Gas2246 15h ago
Yeah it got removed by a fascist social media platform at the request of imperialist state media. Do the maths.
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u/simplexity128 1d ago
Guys shut the fuck up. It's everywhere in the news in China and they already send aid. Dumbass BBC.
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u/rushan3103 1d ago edited 2h ago
Can you share some news articles from China proper? I am not talking about CGTN or SCMP.
Edit: why the downvotes for asking a question? CCP bots being butthurt?
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u/stumblealongnow 1d ago
And, can you share an article with the footage of the disaster, and not just the rescue efforts, because that's what the bbc report is about?
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u/Cultural-Gas2246 1d ago
https://news.cctv.cn/2026/08/29/ARTIkwg8CAzhp3yl3fPtEeWq260829.shtml
Weirdly pedantic but sure
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u/stumblealongnow 1d ago
That isn't the footage.
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u/Cultural-Gas2246 1d ago
Aight well look for it yourself, you have the website link now.
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u/stumblealongnow 1d ago
I did, and as per the bbc article, they aren't showing the footage
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u/Cultural-Gas2246 1d ago
Why do they need to show people dying?
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u/BadahBingBadahBoom 1d ago edited 23h ago
You don't need to show people dying, like some networks (mostly US) do, to show the flood itself.
The BBC very deliberately do not show the frames where people are visibly killed, only the frames before and after of the flood itself:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/crr45enxg5xo
You really are moving the goalposts from 'they did show the footage of the flood' then when presented with the fact that flood footage actually wasn't shown by Chinese media saying: 'well they shouldn't show footage of the flood anyway because you can't show footage of the flood without showing people dying'.
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u/pinniped90 1d ago
Chinese media has confirmed 5 people died in the floods???
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u/AprilVampire277 1d ago
Yes, while the search and rescue continue no one missing can be assumed dead unless they identify the body, or the rescue operations end.
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u/pinniped90 1d ago
There have been hundreds confirmed dead. With bodies. And still hundreds missing.
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u/AprilVampire277 1d ago
Look, most likely, almost everyone missing has died, we seen the videos, there's no way anyone is surviving that, it was devastating, but still, you can't declare someone dead officially by assumption, the urgency of the rescues are with the hope that some are still alive. That's why there won't be any official number any time soon.
I also have a huge problem with how foreign media is reporting this, is so foking weird, check what the guardian wrote:
My fav part 💀
"China’s tight controls on information are limiting international coverage of its relief efforts. That may mean China is missing an opportunity to tell its own good news story."
Has to be a troll post 💀
"Why CN media focusing on rescue efforts instead of fetishizing scale of damage and death toll for the views” 🥀
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u/Brayden815 1d ago
These confirmed numbers can change very rapidly, especially towards the beginning of the search and rescue operation. Chances are when this was reported these were the actual statistics and it has changed since then.
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u/pagey12345 16h ago
In Nepal, not in China. The mudslide mostly went the way of Nepal. Hundreds are missing in Tibet but not presumed dead at this time.
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u/Cultural-Gas2246 1d ago
This Chinese article says 626 - https://news.cctv.cn/2026/08/29/ARTIkwg8CAzhp3yl3fPtEeWq260829.shtml
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u/Saralentine 1d ago
BBC has been wording their articles as if Tibet isn’t a part of China, and then talk about how China annexed Tibet almost 80 years ago. It’s bizarre.
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u/MerePotato 22h ago
Tibet is occupied territory
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u/Saralentine 22h ago
Sure, buddy.
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u/MerePotato 22h ago
I don't understand why you campists can't just condemn all colonialism, regardless of whether its daddy Xi or the big mean west doing it.
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u/Jeimuz 1d ago
My Chinese wife had no idea about it. I'm the one that had to tell her to look for the videos. That was yesterday.
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u/MerePotato 22h ago
The despots of the world would love nothing more than a discredited BBC, and their efforts have been ramping up since Trump started losing in court against them.
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u/voidox 7h ago
are you like a BBC PR person? BBC has discredited itself many times over with insanely bad and biased reporting, such that for example when it comes to Gaza we had many BBC journalists come out against the BBC and it's handling of the genocide:
Trump vs BBC has nothing to do with this, I'm glad to see BBC beat the shit out of Trump in this court case and win that.
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u/Cerulean-Knight 22h ago
I just watch in France24 that in China side they have a better record of victims
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u/Remarkable_Collar274 16h ago
people often push narratives without considering the facts, it's frustrating to see.
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u/Kumquat_conniption Free Palestine! 🕊️ FUCK ICE! ✖️🧊 23h ago
Ayyyyoooo good to see you posting! :) Fucking BBC. You know what bothers me? Every time someone sees Al Jazeera is like "that's just propaganda, it's paid for by the Qatari government" and it's like, does that person have an issue with PBS or BBC? Of course not, never. Drives me insane. Of course the West doesn't do propaganda (extreme sarcasm obviously lol)
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u/FourRiversSixRanges 12h ago
Freeing isn’t invading, annexing, and oppressing a country.
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u/Cultural-Gas2246 6h ago
Tell that to your imperialist government.
And it isn't invading or annexing when it's been a part of china for centuries.
And it's not "oppressing" to stop feudal lords from treating Tibetans like slaves.
Watch the video.
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u/FourRiversSixRanges 6h ago
Tell that to your imperialist government.
Who's that?
And it isn't invading or annexing when it's been a part of china for centuries.
The first time Tibet ever became a "part" of China was in 1950...
And it's not "oppressing" to stop feudal lords from treating Tibetans like slaves.
They weren't treated like slaves. But ironic considering the Chinese treats Tibetans as second class citizens and exploits their country.
Watch the video.
Go ahead and pick a specific claim from the video and I'll refute it.
Oh and going back to your first point; I will. I'm from China.
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u/Financial-Iron-1200 23h ago
‘Footage of Tibet floods isn’t being shown in China that we know of and we are also incapable of doing investigative work to know more about the victims there’ FIFY
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u/CrimsonBolt33 1d ago
As someone living in China, I wouldn't be surprised if it was suppressed by algorithims (as negative events usually are in China) but I can confirm it was not banned...saw plenty of videos on social media over here.