No. In the West, there are competing news sources(despite the best efforts of many). They might be equally biased but you do get a devil's advocate system. Chi

No. In the West, there are competing news sources(despite the best efforts of many). They might be equally biased but you do get a devil's advocate system. China is a one party state that controls all media. Not remotely the same. In China, you would not have known the story was bogus.