Comment on Innocent Israelis, Bad Arabs? How the Media Scripted Amsterdam's Soccer Violence

• bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  thejc.com/…/amsterdam-taxi-drivers-accused-of-usi…

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  • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The article included several unsourced quotes form some kind of chat groups which are also potentially translated. And then they included a random unsourced screenshot which has “translation” added on top it, removing original content that would help verify authenticity. That’s not proof you claim it to be… Not only basic fact checking disproves it, but article itself quotes Uber spokesperson indicating there were no reports.

    A story on how the claim that was rejected by Uber. And Israeli PR machine trying to make something out of nothing.

    An Uber spokesperson tweeted saying they were “shocked to hear of this abhorrent violence” and were supporting Dutch authorities with their investigation.

    They claimed, “there were no reported incidents of violence or antisemitism on the Uber app,” and did not respond to allegations that drivers perpetrated physical violence.

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    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Of course Uber would deny that. You can find more details on Dutch media. This was the first English article I found.

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      • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Well, since they are cooperating with Dutch authorities, lying wouldn’t be in their best self-interest. And so far nobody proven otherwise.

        Random claims are not evidence.

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