In fresh days, the situation around TVP, and above all TVP Info, is very tense. The political dispute that broke out around the takeover of public tv by the fresh board of directors became a major subject in the media and the Internet. respective protests were organised in various cities of Poland in defence of TVP. Their coverage on her profile was presented by TVP Info. However, she utilized the same photographs to show protests in respective different places, which could mislead audiences about the scale of the demonstration.
Manipulation
More about our evaluation system:Many people on social media have raised the issue. Shared was by many users, especially in X service. net users were besides active in comments on the TVP Info profile. They pointed out that the photographs were identical, although signed as originating allegedly from different places. Media related people besides commented. On its X profile, the situation discussed presented Among others, Anna Mierzyńska, writer and analyst. It is worth noting at this point that at the time of writing this article the TVP Info profile on X is inactive run by the erstwhile management of Polish Television.
Source: x.comImage analysis of TVP Info
Indeed, looking at TVP Info's profile on X shows that photos from the same protest were utilized to present 3 different manifestations. In the oldest entry 1 photograph was utilized to show events from Poznań.
Source: x.comRelationship with demonstration in Lublin was published with 2 photos. However, they came from the same place where the protest took place in Poznań. Therefore, they could not be photographs from both Poznań and Lublin. They must have come from 1 town.
Source: x.comTwo of the above photos used besides in relation to protests in Bydgoszcz. However, another photograph was added that actually came from this city. Behind the protesters there is simply a sign inside the building: "TVP 3 Bydgoszcz".
Source: x.comThree of the 4 photographs discussed above come from Poznań. They were made under the branch of Polish tv at 8 Serafitek Street. 2 buildings with addresses of Seraphite 19O and 19E are visible in the background.
Buildings in the background of protests in defence of TVP in Poznań. Source: google.com/mapsThis selection of images misleads audiences and may mistakenly propose the size of protests. However, this does not mean that there were no demonstrations in these cities. The pictures presented above come from Poznań and Bydgoszcz. From events in Lublin we besides have photography, but it was not published by TVP Info, but officially profile Law and Justice. It is selected on the screenshot below. The building at 5 Rector Henry Raaby Street is visible on it, located other the office of Polish tv in Lublin.
Source: x.comFinally, it is worth noting that posts on protests of the same content and with the same photos appeared respective times in a row on the TVP Info profile on X. This can be seen, among another things, by different reactions under circumstantial posts. Among the following entries added besides those about the Kielce manifestations that actually contained photographs of this protest.
Source: x.comSummary
The authoritative profile of TVP Info on X presented pictures from 1 protest as coming from respective different manifestations. It's hard to find whether this action is just a mistake or a way to manipulate the recipients. However, regardless of the intentions leading the TVP Info profile, the fact remains that they could mislead thousands of people on the Internet. Therefore, be peculiarly careful in the case of so many emotions. It is easy to supply information manipulated or untrue in specified situations.
Sources
Anna Mierzyńska's entry on X: https://twitter.com/Anna_Mierzynska/status/17377336482062991567
