PBS aired a program last month which claimed to show ISIS oil tanks being destroyed by US coalition strikes; all part of the plan to (finally) cut off ISIS’s funding.
The problem? Well, while the video they used to PROVE American action did show ISIS oil trucks being decimated… it was in fact Russian strikes that were being shown- a “mistake” that even PBS itself would admit to later:
“Due to an editing error, a sequence in a report last Thursday about funding for ISIS included footage of Russian air strikes on ISIS oil resources, instead of the US air strikes referenced. Keen observers in the NewsHour audience picked up on the mistake and alerted us to it. The NewsHour regrets the error.”
According to PBS, the editing process involved a mix-up between two similar videos.
Skip to 2 minutes 15 seconds and you’ll see the segment.
“For the first time the US is attacking oil delivery trucks,” reads the presenter, as the Russian Defense Ministry’s video was being shown.
While the US military claims to have hit some 116 tanker trucks, it has yet to provide video evidence of the strikes. The Russian air force claims to have destroyed 500 trucks, and has shown video evidence of some of its attacks.
Perhaps the US military could prevent such “mix-ups” from occurring in future by simply filming its own attacks- it would also be slightly easier for human rights groups to keep track of the location of the strikes, ensuring that the respective air forces are accountable.
Below is the source of the footage:
Sources: PBS, Global Research
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