Apparently the Huffington Post’s Arabic version of its website has in its headline that pop-singer George Michael was a “drug addict” with “homosexual tendencies”:
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/813769125709443072
Journalist Jenan Moussa confirmed the translation along with a comparison to the U.S. version of the news:
Arabic vs English headline: "Death of British Musical Wham! Member George Michael at age 53.. Addicted to Drugs &Had Homosexual Tendencies" pic.twitter.com/FePYtmqjsE
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) December 27, 2016
Needles to say, fans of the HuffPo aren’t happy with how they’re portraying the pop-star’s death to its Arabic audience:
Hey @ariannahuff , is this your idea of Huffpost's brave, fresh & liberal reporting? https://t.co/WJ0jOwBDvm
— Gobblefunking (@gobblefunk_) December 27, 2016
Shame on you, @HuffingtonPost. https://t.co/tOarCp3eoc
— Víctor de la Serna (@vdelaserna) December 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/AndySwan/status/813771092921815044
https://twitter.com/MadMasterr/status/813752338154393602
https://twitter.com/adi7yanaik/status/813748666435440640
https://twitter.com/shyalsu/status/813724257733791744
https://twitter.com/YRoudaby/status/813659248945152000
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