US Media’s Misleading Framing Of Atlanta Police Officer’s Comments About Shooter Used In Chinese Propaganda

The Daily Caller ^ | 03.22.2021 | Shelby Talcott

[USA Conservative]

American media’s misleading framing of a police officer’s description about why a man shot up multiple massage parlors in Atlanta was used by China’s state-run media outlet Sunday. The Xinhua News Agency, the official state-run press agency of the People’s Republic of China, repeated a misleading claim suggesting Cherokee County Sheriff Capt. Jay Baker made excuses for Robert Aaron Long, who stands accused of killing eight people in Atlanta.

The misleading claim suggested Baker told reporters – in his view – that it “was a really bad day for” Long.

“8 lives taken, 6 of them Asian. And the killer was just ‘having a bad day’!” Xinhua News Agency tweeted Sunday.

The misleading context went viral after Vox’s Aaron Rupar tweeted out a short clip of Baker speaking.

“‘Yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did’ — a law enforcement official explains Robert Aaron Long’s decision to kill 8 people in a strange manner,” Rupar tweeted March 17.

[USA Conservative]

When the media's lies not only ruin the country but now affect international relationships, even the democrats should say...enough. I won't hold my breath though

[No_Mas_Obama]

Agree with you. I work with a ton of leftists err “liberals” and they are all in shock about the Anchorage meeting. I mean they really drink the KoolAid when it comes to their delusions and lack of understanding of how the world works outside of CNN/MSNBC and the Slimes/Compost. But they have tied themselves to the mast of the sinking USS Olde Republic.

[Lisbon1940]

Does Xinhua think it was a good day?