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China’s most successful Astroturf operation: grassroots football

1 source1 article First seen 3 days ago Updated 3 days ago China Truth score 46

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Summary

Provincial leagues spur spending and a hometown renaissance

Description from The Economist.

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The Economist Center Factuality: Very high GB 3 days ago
China’s most successful Astroturf operation: grassroots football
Provincial leagues spur spending and a hometown renaissance

Truth score

46/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 88/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Coverage by lean

C 100%

Left: 0
Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 88/100 (Very high)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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United Kingdom1