Several days had passed since the toxic chemical leak, but this disaster, comparable to Chernobyl, was only gradually becoming known to the public.
During this time, quite a few media outlets had come to Ohio, only to be detained and arrested by the local police. Reporting what was happening here was practically as difficult as reaching the heavens.
The mainstream media, usually so vocal, had collectively fallen silent at this moment.
What were they focusing on instead? Shooting down balloons.
It was very interesting. Not only American media, but European media as well were doing the same thing, reporting every day on balloon shooting—how the U.S. military had successfully shot down another weather balloon, how impressive it was.
Wasn't that just to cover up what was happening here?
And now, America was burning everything without hesitation. Who knew what secrets they were trying to hide?
"This is America's freedom of speech. So fucking free."
Deadpool picked up the camera and could not help complaining.
At the entire leak site, he could not see a single reporter. The nearby residents had all been evacuated by America as well.
The only reason a small number of outsiders knew about this incident now was because of reports from the few independent media outlets.
On the international version of TikTok, nearby residents had posted videos of the billowing black smoke here, but only a handful of people paid attention. Related materials from those independent media outlets were even jointly suppressed by local news organizations, receiving barely any coverage. Even some Ohio locals did not know what had happened.
America's control over media and public opinion was frighteningly powerful.
Those who claimed America had freedom of speech probably did not know what to think after seeing this.
Then again, you could never wake someone pretending