You forgot the cover-up by the institutions and the Lügenpresse. Only after the rumors on social media wouldn't die down and they started accusing the press, did the press (and 'authorities') respond.
Lying press is a pejorative and disparaging political term used largely for the printed press and the mass media at large. It is used as an essential part of propaganda and is thus usually dishonest or at least not based on careful research.
No matter how much I hate journalists, it's never enough.
You forgot the cover-up by the institutions and the Lügenpresse. Only after the rumors on social media wouldn't die down and they started accusing the press, did the press (and 'authorities') respond.
No matter how much I hate journalists, it's never enough.