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SLIPPERY POLL
The papers lapped up a Channel 4 report that suggested "half of Gen Z want Britain to be ruled by a dictator", but the reality was rather different.

LIV & LET DIE
ITV's deal to air the LIV golf tour, bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's investment fund, casts a new light on the broadcaster's proud "social purpose".

BAHRAIN CLOUD
The name of Bahrain's Victorious 13, a stable of top international triathletes, is reminiscent of the Bahrain 13, a group jailed after a pro-democracy uprising.

CHINA SERVICE
An influential online channel in China calls Western media "paid mouthpieces for the government" – which, er, is exactly what that channel turns out to be!

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