So… That was quite a surprise, here’s the link to the statistics: Link
188 fatalities out of nearly 24k accidents don’t qualify as ‘most cases end deadly’. I don’t want to speculate as to how someone can misread a statistic that significantly while writing an article for a public service news site. But the damage of such false narratives is considerable.
ZDF is a public service broadcaster, but not a governmental broadcaster.
As an uneducated Eastern European, what is the difference? Honest question, I come from a political culture where what TASS is doing is normal.
I see at least two criteria:
According to the Wikipedia article about the ZDF:
Financing:
Board:
So, it’s dependent on the government. Means politics could have influence on programmes.
Thanks for the correction, never tried to translate that before. Headline and text edited accordingly