China accuses US of distorting facts about aircraft clash

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Sometimes, conflicting reports in the media makes it difficult for the truth to emerge....and in this case, it is not the media which is lying, but one of the two parties concerned in the news....Actually, it may not even be lying per se, but a matter of how each party views the issue from their own lens. In short, what the truth is can be quite complicated to unpack and define...

The US military said...a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet had come within 3m of a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft on Dec 21....But China’s Southern Theatre Command, said in a statement late on Saturday that the United States had misled the public about the incident....

Qn: Can the media ever be relied upon to convey the truth? (Cam. 2003)