Media report on China-WHO joint mission

The China-WHO joint mission, part of the COVID-19 global source-tracing research, wrapped up in January. But instead of highlighting the scientific findings, many media reports are focusing on what they call “tense” moments between the Chinese and international experts or saying the researchers said China refused to hand over data. But how reflective are these reports of the researchers’ experiences? Is that really what they said? In this week’s Headline Buster, we look at the gap between what the researchers said and what the media claims they said.