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1. antihe+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-02-10 12:43:11
> The Guardian asked the BBC if it was confident in his claimed financial returns and questioned why the programme’s promotional material did not mention that Hassan’s cryptocurrency Orfano was abruptly shut down in October, with many unhappy investors claiming they were left out of pocket as a result.

I feel like this is the key thing. He probably made the money with a scamcoin and the BBC nearly aired something that didn't even include this fairly critical fact?

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2. wongar+Y[view] [source] 2022-02-10 12:51:42
>>antihe+(OP)
> it was one of the channel’s headline commissions for its new regional television news show We Are England. This new show replaced the long-running Inside Out regional current affairs series, which was cancelled as part of BBC funding cuts in a decision that resulted in many investigative journalists based outside London losing their jobs.

> Continuing cuts to BBC budgets and deep job cuts, caused by successive licence fee freezes, have been blamed for recent errors in the corporation’s news output, especially in regional English newsrooms.

Lack of funding lead to budget cuts which lead to worse quality journalism which will probably be used to justify reduced funding in the future.

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3. sva_+i1[view] [source] 2022-02-10 12:54:10
>>antihe+(OP)
> As per the Orfano website, Orfano is a unique Rugpull-Proof coin moulded by the community, looking to benefit the lives of orphans in the poorest countries

That'd be especially scummy, to defraud people with something like that.

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4. JackFr+g3[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-02-10 13:06:09
>>wongar+Y
Right - BBC is the victim.

> Lack of funding lead to budget cuts which lead to worse quality journalism

Nonsense.

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5. lucius+l4[view] [source] 2022-02-10 13:14:50
>>antihe+(OP)
Well. So, they were just about to glorify a scam coin less than a week after publishing a crypto-critical piece which sounded as if they had employed Alex Jones[1]. That's worse results than a broken clock lol. If they had went with a retarded blind crypto-good/crypto-bad approach, they would have scored 1/2, not 0/2.

1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60281129

6. arraki+i7[view] [source] 2022-02-10 13:34:11
>>antihe+(OP)
You are expecting these people to be “journalists”

Lower that bar. Seriously

7. RegW+1n[view] [source] 2022-02-10 14:43:39
>>antihe+(OP)
Kudos to the Gruaniad for stopping the BBC hanging itself. I think they should be allowed a small gloat off the back of this.
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8. dmix+dF[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-02-10 15:47:56
>>wongar+Y
Basic due diligence is not a lot to ask. It's their job.

This was a documentary + major written piece. Not a quickly copied press release pumped out for clickbait.

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9. FabHK+pk1[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-02-10 18:24:16
>>sva_+i1
Ouch, indeed (from coinmarketcap):

> The coin has been Audited by Techrate and has passed this assessment.

> The main purpose of the token is to provide support and life-saving aid to orphans in the poorest countries. The future plans of the team are to explore partnerships with other coins to further use cases such as NFT marketplaces.

> Owners: Hanad Hassan (CEO) - Founded the coin alongside Ahmed Mohammed. Hanad Hassan has prior experience working withing the charity field however he will also be recruiting team members with a wealth of experience in project management and charitable organisations. Mr Hassan has also worked as a team member for 2 separate coins which have achieved high levels of success, $PIT and $SAFEMOON.

> Ahmed Mohammed (CMO) - Mr Mohammed is the owner of a digital marketing agency and has utilised his expertise to market $ORFANO and gain excellent exposure for the token.

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10. dang+If2[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-02-10 22:55:35
>>JackFr+g3
Can you please follow the site guidelines when posting here?

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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11. drekk+DI7[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-02-12 18:23:07
>>dmix+dF
You get what you pay for, regardless of what someone's job is
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