TheAltWorld How Bad Does the Western Media Lie?
The Thai Prime Minister recently joked with journalists – but through creative editing – the Western media was able to portray it as an “attack” all as part of a “bid to dodge some tough questions.”
I show the original clip, the edited version the West presented to the public, and the danger of nations like Thailand not having English-language media to present their side of stories to international audiences to check and balance Western disinformation.
References:
Wassana Nanuam’s Twitter Account – Unedited Clip:
https://twitter.com/WassanaNanuam/status/1369181545198538754?s=20
Reuters – Irked Thai PM sprays reporters with hand sanitiser to duck tricky questions:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-politics-pm-spray-idUSKBN2B11SD
ABC Australia – Thailand Prime Minister sprays reporters with hand sanitiser to duck questions about cabinet appointments:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-10/thai-prime-minister-prayuth-chan-ocha-sprays-reporters-sanitiser/13232680
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