Criticism has mounted against major news organizations such as CNN, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, and Reuters for their coverage of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Critics argue that these media outlets have failed to learn from past incidents, notably the Al-Ahli Hospital incident where the car park was hit by shrapnel from a PIJ rocket, and have been accused of uncritically repeating claims made by Hamas or the Gaza Health Ministry, which is considered a propaganda arm of Hamas. This issue has persisted five months into the war, with accusations that the media is still taking Hamas's claims at face value without waiting for actual facts or conducting independent verification. Notably, the criticism extends to @AP with commentators expressing 'Shame on you' for their reporting practices.
Did the media learn nothing after al-Ahli? #Gaza You either wait, ask questions & learn the facts, or you can reflexively parrot the talking points of Hamas - a bloodthirsty terror group, that massacres, burns, rapes, mutilates & takes babies, children, women & elderly hostage!
What’s sickening is the media taking Hamas’s claims at face value, repeating Hamas’s lies endlessly without waiting for the facts to come out, and fools like you amplifying the media’s lies. https://t.co/Q5Sb19GsJj
Five months later, the Gaza Health Ministry is still Hamas, and international media still report whatever they say as fact. https://t.co/Pxxm6qVlGi
Five months later, the Gaza Health Ministry is still Hamas, and international media reports still report whatever they say as fact. https://t.co/Pxxm6qVlGi
Five months into the Israel-Hamas war and decades into Hamas spewing propaganda, mainstream media is still taking Hamas's word at face value. Shame on you, @CNN @CBSNews @WSJ @Reuters. We fixed your headlines for you. https://t.co/w8UgwXjfOt
Seriously @AP? You’re still going with this ‘Gaza Health Ministry’ bullsh&t? It’s a freaking propaganda arm of Hamas! https://t.co/ZK7qqNNbZC
Unfortunately, the lesson Hamas drew from the Al-Ahli Hospital incident when the car park was hit by shrapnel from a PIJ rocket is that it can say whatever the hell it wants and otherwise responsible media outlets will parrot it as “Palestinian officials say.”
It’s unbelievable that news organizations like CNN have learned 0 lessons and keep just repeating claims from Hamas without waiting for the actual facts. Compare the framing below to what actually happened (including video): https://t.co/uumUSNRo2a https://t.co/sfuzJgMeo7