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> The BBC also reports on the UK's undercounting, so it doesn't appear to be playing favourites Does it refer to that as a "British government cover-up"?
by pmachinery 6y ago
> The BBC also reports on the UK's undercounting, so it doesn't appear to be playing favourites
Does it refer to that as a "British government cover-up"?
- justicezyx 6y agoRight, there is always a use of "mistakes" and "cover up". It's like they always believe authoritarian leaders are much competent than democratic leaders, any mistakes in authoritarian nations must be cover-up. Meanwhile, they also believe authoritarian nations are bound to collapse, because their leaders capabilities are eventually not a match to the complexity of managing the state. Then, why isn't this the moment where the authoritarian leaders over reached their capabilities?
- tankenmate 6y agoWell the ONS (which is a part of the UK govt) has been detailing the all cause mortality rate and detailing how and why those numbers differ from the official PHE numbers. The ONS releases its findings to the press, and the BBC is just one of many that report on these figures. As far as I am aware there is no such thing happening in Iran. So in the case of the UK the BBC is saying that UK govt response has been poor, and in the case of Iran that there is a "cover up". I would have thought that was bordering on a reasonable job of reporting the facts.
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