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Comparison of NZ media reporting (piefed.social)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by rimu@piefed.social to c/politics
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A useful aspect to a completely unambiguous fascist gesture is that you can use it to gauge which news media you can trust to call a Nazi a Nazi, which will obfuscate things with layers of "both-sides" and which will be regurgitating propaganda.

rnz

called it salute, lots of both sides
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/539564/musk-raises-eyebrows-with-salute-gesture-at-trump-rally

nzherald

called it a salute
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/donald-trump-inauguration-elon-musk-performs-nazi-salute-draws-outraged-reaction/VY3GO2CPFVA2FN4OF4APXRNOBM/

stuff

only reported Musk's rebuttal
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360555618/dirty-tricks-elon-musk-dismisses-backlash-over-his-hand-gesture-trump-rally

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[–] deadbeef79000 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

TVNZ only bothering to ~~quote people on both sides~~ republish an Associatd Press article. https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/22/musks-gesture-embraced-by-extremists-regardless-of-what-he-meant/

[–] rimu@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Very both sides, tvnz

[–] deadbeef79000 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The correct headline should be "Opinions divided over Musk Nazi Salute"

[–] BalpeenHammer 1 points 1 month ago

That implies equally divided.