Nick Beake at the BBC paints a dramatic picture of Spain’s wildfires, describing “homes razed to the ground” and “a sea of black.” But isn’t it interesting how the BBC, like many in mainstream media, plays the emotional card while conveniently skirting around the critical issue of accountability? Isn’t it a stretch to just focus on the devastation when the same outlet largely ignores climate policies that have been ineffective at best?

Meanwhile, CNN spins it as a “climate crisis,” peddling the narrative that somehow wildfires are a new phenomenon solely driven by human-caused climate change. Yet they gloss over other factors—like government mismanagement of forest resources and lack of proper disaster preparedness—because those don’t fit the alarmist rhetoric they thrive on. Are they really trying to inform us, or are they more interested in pushing their climate agenda?

And then you have Fox News, who shows the aftermath but often dabbles in blame games with political leaders using these events to fuel divisive narratives. Why not focus on solutions instead? Where are the calls for accountability instead of just finger-pointing? It’s revealing: each network is more interested in beating its own drum than in actual accountability. Here we have human tragedies in plain sight, and yet all we get from these corporate giants is the familiar grind of sensationalism.

If we want to uncover real issues behind these devastating wildfires, we must confront the lazy narratives that mainstream media perpetuates. It’s time to demand more than just heart-wrenching images; let’s get to the root of what drives these disasters.