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Article as it originally appeared: https://archive.fo/6taZ8 https://archive.fo/6taZ8 Discussion of article's flaws here: https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status

Article as it originally appeared: https://archive.fo/6taZ8 https://archive.fo/6taZ8 Discussion of article's flaws here: https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/1491361991541538817 https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/1491361991541538817

rvz 5y ago
Thanks for archiving this. So basically a pump and dump rug pull and you have a 'self-made' crypto millionaire story, all for the clicks and the BBC are now praising scammers? The coin called 'Orfano' founded by the same person [0] shutdown in October and that wasn't even mentioned in the article. So much for high quality journalism. /s Now I remember why I cancelled my TV licence since the BBC in 2022 loves to spread misleading stories and misinformation like this, there is no effort in investigating the truth anymore. They have done this sort of misinformation like this before haven't they? Downvoters: It is true isn't it? The BBC has just been caught spreading misinformation. Otherwise why did they take it down in the first place? [0] https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/orfano/ https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/orfano/
jevoten 5y ago
Aren't serious journalists supposed to publish retractions, or corrections to the article? But they simply removed it, and to make it worse, they even pretend it never existed, returning a 404 instead of "this article has been removed".
- midasuni 5y ago
  Might be a legal thing.
  - jevoten 5y ago
    "Due to a court order/legal settlement, this article has been removed." But they didn't post that, did they?
    - midasuni 5y ago
      https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bbc-pull-documentary-young-refugee-23042425 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bbc-pull... The broadcaster confirmed the piece would no longer air tonight, Wednesday, February 9, but "could not disclose the reason why". https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-pulls-we-are-england-episode/5167442.article https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-pulls-we-are-england-epis... The BBC has not confirmed the reason for pulling the show or the news story but Hassan’s Orfano X currency is understood to have ceased trading.
- lsllc 5y ago
  There's an HTTP code for this (see RFC 7725): 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451

rvz 5y ago

Thanks for archiving this. So basically a pump and dump rug pull and you have a 'self-made' crypto millionaire story, all for the clicks and the BBC are now praising scammers? The coin called 'Orfano' founded by the same person [0] shutdown in October and that wasn't even mentioned in the article. So much for high quality journalism. /s Now I remember why I cancelled my TV licence since the BBC in 2022 loves to spread misleading stories and misinformation like this, there is no effort in investigating the truth anymore. They have done this sort of misinformation like this before haven't they? Downvoters: It is true isn't it? The BBC has just been caught spreading misinformation. Otherwise why did they take it down in the first place? [0] https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/orfano/ https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/orfano/

jevoten 5y ago

Aren't serious journalists supposed to publish retractions, or corrections to the article? But they simply removed it, and to make it worse, they even pretend it never existed, returning a 404 instead of "this article has been removed".

midasuni 5y ago
Might be a legal thing.
- jevoten 5y ago
  "Due to a court order/legal settlement, this article has been removed." But they didn't post that, did they?
  - midasuni 5y ago
    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bbc-pull-documentary-young-refugee-23042425 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bbc-pull... The broadcaster confirmed the piece would no longer air tonight, Wednesday, February 9, but "could not disclose the reason why". https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-pulls-we-are-england-episode/5167442.article https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-pulls-we-are-england-epis... The BBC has not confirmed the reason for pulling the show or the news story but Hassan’s Orfano X currency is understood to have ceased trading.
lsllc 5y ago
There's an HTTP code for this (see RFC 7725): 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_451