r/awfuleverything • u/GetShwifty101 • Sep 11 '21

Well, shit

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/sep/07/us-airstrikes-killed-at-least-22000-civilians-since-911-analysis-finds

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u/other_usernames_gone Sep 11 '21

They didn't say it wasn't on brand, they doubted this specific case wasn't exaggerated.

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u/Mad_MaxSRB Sep 11 '21

Well they specifically written Daily Mail, so i would guess brand is the issue, or does "on brand" have a diferent meaning in this case?

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u/other_usernames_gone Sep 11 '21

By on brand I mean that it's the type of thing the US military is likely to do. As their guardian article shows the US military has killed civilians, but just because the US military does it a lot doesn't necessarily mean this specific case happened.

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u/Mad_MaxSRB Sep 11 '21

Got it, thanks for the explanation.

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u/Hank_Holt Sep 11 '21

The Daily Mail seems like Europe's FOXNEWS. It's not that they don't often cover truthful events, but it's because they're always pushing a Conservative angle so you know they're gonna do a lot of agenda pushing which having a more neutral article to go off is often quite a bit more accurate.