The War On News

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Claim

Claim 196

Authorities accused Pessin of writing stories to distort facts, spread rumor and incite and stir up turmoil and what the government called counter-revolutionary rebellion.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Authorities accused Pessin of writing stories to distort facts, spread rumor and incite and stir up turmoil and what the government called counter-revolutionary rebellion.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Charge against Pessin
About
incident 1989-china-tiananmen-foreign-journalists-expelled
Source
China expels two American journalists
Publisher
UPI Archives
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
1989-06-14

Quotation from the source

writing stories to distort facts, spread rumor and incite and stir up turmoil and counter-revolutionary rebellion