Naked video clip: Who actually got it wrong?

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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?

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