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Month: November 2023

Media: When NBC News was caught manufacturing the news

Media: When NBC News was caught manufacturing the news

In the 1990s, NBC News claimed Chevrolet trucks exploded upon crash impacts. NBC News staged a crash with hidden igniters and an intentional fuel leak to get their “video proof” but was eventually caught for faking the video. The NBC News president and 3 producers were fired, the reporter was moved to a local TV station, and NBC agreed to pay all legal costs.

Do electric vehicles catch fire?

Do electric vehicles catch fire?

“It doesn’t matter if ICE vehicles catch fire more often, or even as often as EVs. The pictures are more spectacular, and it plays on the public’s fear of the unknown.” – how the media’s choices influence our perspectives.