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I think there's a big difference between what that tweet says and having "banned April Fools". But what do I know :-)

• Laforet 11y ago
  It was an opinion piece, but a editorial. WaPo really tried hard to over analyze that post. After all, Xinhua has traditionally avoided publishing opinions because their main role is a news agency, but with social media there is a lot less restraint than before.
  • odinduty 11y ago
    There's absolutely nothing in that post that makes me think it's an opinion piece or an editorial. It's a regular news entry, and a very misleading one, if not outright malicious.
    • Laforet 11y ago
      The Weibo handle quoted in the WaPo article was named "Xinhua Opinions/Viewpoints", does not get more obvious than that.
      • odinduty 11y ago
        And the Washington Post article clearly says, despite of that, that the April Fools day was banned. Read the title.