hannah onlinemastodon getting mainstream coverage has been such an intense demonstration of that effect where you only realize that the news is completely, outrageously wrong about the most basic shit when it talks about something you're actually familiar with
Stu Duerson, machina exo deus@prehensile As a commercial pilot, I could find an inaccuracy in virtually every press report on aviation accidents, some really, really stupid.
Personally, after watching my own airplane on TV, coming back into ATL with a switch problem where the media turned it into a conceivable gear up landing, I developed defenses. From then on, I crafted every emergency call so as to not bring it to media attention. Quite successfully, I might add.