https://www.france24.com/en/20200521-half-of-canadians-fooled-by-covid-19-conspiracy-theories-study
France24 was credited as a reliable source of information by Marie-Anne Liz, so I guess this information this is not some so called "Chinese propaganda" as I was accused to do.
Although the survey was only made on 2000 people, which is not a lot for this kind of survey, it is still interesting to see that a country with "best journalism" has still a huge issue with misinformation. One number which is very interesting is that 26% of the people surveyed said that they believe the virus, I quote "was engineered as a bioweapon in a Chinese lab and released into the general population ". Are there some bad feelings towards China floating in the air?
One can still make a case for Chinese people believing in conspiracy theories, 95% of them watch TikTok all the time and are nationalist at heart, and the information the government provides can be "tampered with". But, I think we can also make a case on the fact that, at least during this pandemic, misinformation is king in the west, even in the USA and Canada who are bth countries who take pride in free and honest journalism.
Therefore, I still do not deny journalism is not great here (it sucks) and that Uighurs are imprisoned, people's rights lawyers too etc... However, maybe some of the people in this discussion could reflect on whether journalism is as impartial and as great as they think, for I believe that during this pandemic it has been shown quite clearly that not everything is perfect in that matter in western countries.
Yes, there is misinformation in China (and thanks to some people for blasting me with their links about HOW BAD IS CHINA) - I know misinformation is widespread here - but it turns out there is in the west too. And misinformation is bad anywhere it happens, and its influence and negative force is sadly heightened during this time of pandemic.
I didn't accuse you of anything,
I wanted to show some more facts that you forgot to tell us.
It was never meant to be personnal.
“They use lies and misinformation to fuel distrust in health authorities during a time of crisis which, depending on the theory being peddled, could lead to anti-Asian mistreatment, anti-vaccine sentiment, and an increased spread of the coronavirus due to the abandoning of protective social norms like physical distancing,”
"Conspiracy theory often is more psychologically pleasing and convenient [than reality] – it makes simpler sense than a complex phenomenon,”
“Its primal simplicity cuts through the noise and confusion and uncertainty that is the world on a normal day, but especially during a pandemic."
people are searching even more desperately for answers – ones that not only help make sense of what’s going on, but are easy to accept.
. I think Psyduck has a point...journalists can strive for impartiality, but nobody's media outlet is perfect. There's always people who feel that promoting the message they agree with is more important than journalistic integrity. I will accept most new sources here if they at least give some kind of lip service to trying to be impartial, and if they are not redistributing sensationalistic garbage and partisan viewpoints for ratings. 
https://www.france24.com/en/20200521-half-of-canadians-fooled-by-covid-19-conspiracy-theories-study
France24 was credited as a reliable source of information by Marie-Anne Liz, so I guess this information this is not some so called "Chinese propaganda" as I was accused to do.
Although the survey was only made on 2000 people, which is not a lot for this kind of survey, it is still interesting to see that a country with "best journalism" has still a huge issue with misinformation. One number which is very interesting is that 26% of the people surveyed said that they believe the virus, I quote "was engineered as a bioweapon in a Chinese lab and released into the general population ". Are there some bad feelings towards China floating in the air?
One can still make a case for Chinese people believing in conspiracy theories, 95% of them watch TikTok all the time and are nationalist at heart, and the information the government provides can be "tampered with". But, I think we can also make a case on the fact that, at least during this pandemic, misinformation is king in the west, even in the USA and Canada who are bth countries who take pride in free and honest journalism.
Therefore, I still do not deny journalism is not great here (it sucks) and that Uighurs are imprisoned, people's rights lawyers too etc... However, maybe some of the people in this discussion could reflect on whether journalism is as impartial and as great as they think, for I believe that during this pandemic it has been shown quite clearly that not everything is perfect in that matter in western countries.
Yes, there is misinformation in China (and thanks to some people for blasting me with their links about HOW BAD IS CHINA) - I know misinformation is widespread here - but it turns out there is in the west too. And misinformation is bad anywhere it happens, and its influence and negative force is sadly heightened during this time of pandemic.
This is not a proof that MOST of our media are not among the best of the best it only show you that some peoples are uneducated or brainwashed by the right wing propaganda machine!
And it's the same every where!