From a comment I made earlier, I thought it would be good to make a post about it for visibility.

The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41e44JwMY6Y&list=PL6UESfsY6DFtN4rbXh3WYI8OEI78Lt9vi&index=6

The BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57780023.amp?s=09

Now, one might assume that the Youtuber is lying, and this is definitely what any lib coming across the Youtube video would think, especially if they look up the article and notice the image is unaltered.

Think again, the BBC has since changed it back to the unaltered version, this shit is infuriating because,

  1. anyone seeing this video would think the youtuber is lying, and

  2. whoever read the article at first has already been lied to.

Here is the article before the image was changed to the unaltered version (Likely in “response” to the Youtubers video, BBC obv. doesn’t mention or apologize for this blatant disinformation): http://web.archive.org/web/20210711221132/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57780023

I initially (although only for a while since I am critical towards my sources) thought that the youtuber had lied after looking up the BBC article, shame on me … But thank fuck for archive.org.

Another example (Credit: @qwename)

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202102/1215710.shtml

BBC News posted Chinese and English versions of a video titled “How everyday life has changed in Wuhan” on Youtube. Although the two versions have the same content, netizens found that a filter was added to the English version that made the footage more greyish.

  • from software paypig@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think you all are being too harsh. The British brainpan cannot comprehend sunny weather so BBC are desaturating the images so that their audience can wrap their heads around it.

  • TomHardy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Bro this is nothing compared to Associated Press. Here’s apparently a pic they posted on this years day of return of Hong Kong, vs the one from the local liberals:

    Same group of people and same place and time. I remember some Western article complained recently about China’s social media coloring New Yorks orange weather on purpose… lmao

  • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    I don’t know how much I can trust all this.

    According to https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/bbc/ the BBC is: Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH Country: United Kingdom Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE Media Type: TV Station Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

    Are you sure the vloggers haven’t doctored their images with more colours after the BBC (investigate journalists extraordinaire) exposed them?

    • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      You’re close, but actually have it slightly wrong, you see, the vloggers didn’t photoshop these images, they told their governments (as they are clearly paid by their government to do what they do, unlike the freedom loving BBC), and their evil governments painted everything in brighter colours and staged a second photo in the exact same location to fool everyone.

      • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        I think that’s in the video. He does explain the sky was painted blue everyday. I thought that was a joke.