, Columnist
In China, Horse With a Side of Poisonous Fake Mutton
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No one covers European horse meat quite like China Central Television, the state-owned and operated news media and entertainment juggernaut.
For the past week and a half, CCTV newscasts just haven’t been complete without the most up-to-date information on the deceit that led to horse meat being sold as beef across Europe. Indeed, horse meat fever runs so hot at CCTV that, as of the afternoon of Feb. 19 in China, a search for “horse meat” on the network’s official website produced 313 video results, with only a handful predating Feb. 11.