I have watched many on youtube about Xinjiang life. One is by an American girl who married to a Chinese husband. She visited Urumqi, Kashgar and Tashkugan recently. Tons of similar videos and they all can freely contact locals and live in their houses. Don't lie.The world "knows" that Elvis is still alive too.
Forget reporters. Not even ordinary visitors are allowed free contact with locals or free travel inside the country. Are they all CIA funded too?