1.0China Media Projecthttps://chinamediaproject.orgDavid Bandurskihttps://chinamediaproject.org/author/david-bandurski/Big oops leaves state media red-faced - China Media Projectrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LcVv0qqprD"><a href="https://chinamediaproject.org/2011/08/16/big-oops-by-state-media-blows-rumor-issue-open/">Big oops leaves state media red-faced</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://chinamediaproject.org/2011/08/16/big-oops-by-state-media-blows-rumor-issue-open/embed/#?secret=LcVv0qqprD" width="600" height="338" title="“Big oops leaves state media red-faced” — China Media Project" data-secret="LcVv0qqprD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The debate over rumor and ethical conduct in China's growing social media sphere has now slopped over into traditional media, as the state news agency and state television are caught in an epic fabrication -- a fake government policy document.