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In reply to the discussion: It's time to indulge our prejudices about Africans again! [View all]Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)The BBC would have to actively lie to promote a false story.
They would be lying about talking to the police and to the locals present. Or they did talk with the locals and the police and it was the locals and the police lying. Either way - lies.
And the BBC promoting a story they didn't verify (that was false) would the BBC promoting a lie.
But there is no getting around that if the story is false - a lie was told.
So, somebody lied for the story to be false.
Either way - proof is needed.
I tend to trust the BBC so am inclined to believe the story - until proven otherwise.
Which I am open to.
If the BBC or one of its reporters was "having a lark", as you suggested, then that is very bad as well.
And, I disagree, if a reporter lies or has a "lark", that gets reported around the world, then it reflects on the entire institution.