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In reply to the discussion: Fukushima - Unit 4 spent fuel removal >99% complete [View all]FBaggins
(26,744 posts)The paper doesn't even compare total releases for the two events... yet enenews begins their title with "Govt report reveals Fukushima radioactive release much larger than Chernobyl"
Then they go on to make up their own conclusions. They don't take the actual report's estimated release and compare it to Chernobyl (nor do they take the DOE's estimate). Instead, they make up their own figure pulled from the upper estimate for inventory in one paper... and then apply it to the upper release percentage in the other... and compare that figure (which neither estimate contains) to an estimate for Chernobyl that is on the lower end of the range of possibilities.
Yet another proof that enenews is not "just a news aggregator pulling from reputable sources". There's nothing objectionable in any of the three reports... it's enenews' spin of the facts that shows their true colors.
Here's an easier example to understand. Two teens go for a drive and report back to their parents:
Teen1 - "We drove for an hour or two"
Teen2 - "We traveled somewhere between 100-200 miles"
ENENEWS Title for event "Teens admit to averaging 200 miles per hour! - One expert estimates that after including traffic and lights, they likely hit speeds over 300mph during their recklessness!"