I couldn’t believe it til I checked but, amidst #ZeroCovid protests here, #China Central Television (CCTV) is editing out close ups of spectators in its coverage of the World Cup so Chinese viewers don’t see thousands of fans without masks in the stands. Only crowd wide shots. 
Whether spectators in the stands should be wearing masks or not is another question but this is clearly the Chinese government not trusting its own people with the knowledge that, in the rest of the world, crowds are now gathering maskless and #China stands alone with #ZeroCovid.
And, for those who still doubt it, here is a comparison of World Cup coverage elsewhere and on #China's CCTV with the supporter faces shots being cut so as to hide the reality of the #Covid situation internationally from the Chinese audience...
https://twitter.com/DreyerChina/status/1596721748824641536?s=20&t=L5Qm8o15X7mFaTHDhzhV8A
Those who've responded to this thread saying it's not true that CCTV is cutting out crowd close-ups have either not been watching recent games or are flat out lying in a disinformation campaign. I saw a replay this morning and not a single face in the crowd was shown up close.
Can I suggest those who can, have a look at CCTV 5's coverage inside China of tonight's World Cup games. Those saying it's not true could just post some screen shots of supporters up close with the CCTV 5 logo fully visible. I saw a replay this morning with not one crowd close up
Again, in response to those apologists and trolls attempting to throw up misinformation about this…
https://twitter.com/dreyerchina/status/1597292919484215296
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