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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Post was falsely reported as "tabloid" and erroneously removed.

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https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-zealand-herald/

High Credibility sources should never be removed.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Hey mate, the original source isn't the NZ Herald but The Sun. I did a little extra digging for another related post (because the mod got my knickers in a twist) which I'll copy below. Do with it what you will, I'm rather over hot dogs.

The Sun, a tabloid rag with a history of false reporting, is the only original reporting. The other outlets are parroting them, some without attribution by simply stating "according to reports" like the above linked NZ Herald, or indirectly by attributing to a report which attributes it to another and so on, until it ultimately gets back to The Sun, like in this India Times article.

NYT: "Dictator Kim Jong Un has declared that serving the sausage was an act of treason, The Sun reports..."

Vice: "One thing to keep in mind about this report is that you have to take it with a grain of salt. It originates from The Sun, a tabloid that doesn’t have a ton of credibility." -Emphasis mine because it's funny-

The Mirror: . "One vendor, who is based in the northern province of Ryanggang, stressed that authorities have been monitoring them closely. The vendor told The Sun..."