Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's NewsTownhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Ed Morrissey: New York Times Fails to Recognize Propaganda

View descriptionShare

Even after six days, the New York Times refused to admit that they promoted terrorist propaganda as ‘news.’  You’ll remember: They reported—based on Hamas claims—that Israel destroyed the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza and killed 500 people. They didn’t even wait for sunrise to check those claims before running Hamas’ story.

Video and audio evidence supplied by the IDF added to the obvious conclusion in the first sunrise: an errant missile fired from Gaza landed on the hospital grounds. The Times, however, still won’t report that. Instead, they wrote nearly a week later that Hamas had failed to “make its case,” when in fact they never offered any evidence at all for those claims.

The only correction added to their original report notes only that “the hospital itself was not ruined.” An editor’s note issued a week later – but not included in either article—admitted to relying “too heavily” on claims by Hamas, without apology or corrective action.

The damage has been done.

The paper should change its motto for full accuracy: All the Terrorist Propaganda Fit to Print.

  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Download

In 2 playlist(s)

Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Townhall Review Commentary brings together political commentary and analysis from Salem Media's lead 
Social links
Follow podcast
Recent clips
Browse 4,309 clip(s)