- May 14, 2016
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A Turkish journalist presented on the screen what she described as evidence of the encoded communication between coup leaders who were preparing their coup. The document showed indeed that of GTA IV codes.
As a journalist, it is quite easy to criticize a colleague who forgot to simply do his job, that is to say, check your sources and make a minimum of research on a topic. As readers, it's even easier to remember that it does not happen to others. Is.
The fact remains that this Turkish journalist has become since yesterday the subject of some ridicule which unfortunately seem justified. By presenting simple GTA IV cheats as irrefutable evidence of the betrayal of a part of the army, it is wrong, but mostly mistaken the Turkish viewers.
On the small notebook she has, it says "GTA IV, cheating, health and weapons, health and armor," with codes which are those used to cheat on these values (we checked). From there to imagine that this "document" was provided to him by supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who wanted to use television to convince public opinion, there is only one step.
hxxps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDIpqPLqbmo&feature=youtu.be
As a journalist, it is quite easy to criticize a colleague who forgot to simply do his job, that is to say, check your sources and make a minimum of research on a topic. As readers, it's even easier to remember that it does not happen to others. Is.
The fact remains that this Turkish journalist has become since yesterday the subject of some ridicule which unfortunately seem justified. By presenting simple GTA IV cheats as irrefutable evidence of the betrayal of a part of the army, it is wrong, but mostly mistaken the Turkish viewers.
On the small notebook she has, it says "GTA IV, cheating, health and weapons, health and armor," with codes which are those used to cheat on these values (we checked). From there to imagine that this "document" was provided to him by supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who wanted to use television to convince public opinion, there is only one step.
hxxps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDIpqPLqbmo&feature=youtu.be
