special report The media have been collectively blamed for reporting that the woman detainee who was forced to strip naked and performed ear squats at a police station was a Chinese national.

The mistake has caused a flap in the ties between Malaysia and China. However, in the wake of the revelation that the detainee was a Malay Malaysian, many Umno politicians have been baying for blood, putting some top editors on the defensive.

But which media organisations misled the public?