reddit.com/r/sino wiki has a lot of western media news debunked. Maybe take a look and decide for yourself. Just like every pieces of news you read, look at it from 2 sides and sees what is more truthful. examples:
https://archive.ph/sYD5q Xinjiang
https://archive.ph/CGlJ3 Tianamen
You lost them at asking them to read. They do not read.