Along with the "tsunami" of emigration is a flood of Israeli media misreporting including factual errors, misunderstanding of demographic concepts and the failure to provide critical context about various factors contributing to emigration including domestic tensions, economy, security and even the Russia-Ukraine war.
CAMERA prompts corrections after Haaretz's English edition misidentified the three kidnapped teens as "settlers" and omitted the fact that the young victims were murdered. The paper also corrects the claim that former MK Haneen Zoabi was "arrested." In fact, she was detained a few hours for questioning.
With claims of "31 journalists killed," the Iranian-backed Houthis borrow an effective propaganda tactic from Hamas: rebranding terror operatives as journalists. Following communication from CAMERA, AP acknowledges IDF information that Sept. 10 airstrikes in Yemen hit the Houthi's propaganda arm, which trumpets the organization's motto "Death to America; Death to Israel; A Curse upon the Jews."
Reuters relies on Ali Vaez, alleged to be an undisclosed influencer on behalf of the Iranian regime, to promote Hassan Khomeini as a "relative[ly] moderate" successor for the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader. The purported "pragmatist" has previously shared his plans for wiping out Israel.
When a senior UN official told the BBC that thousands of babies would die in two days, the claim quickly spread across the global media — which would be understandable, if it weren’t abjectly false.
For at least the fourth time in recent years, CAMERA prompts correction at Reuters after the influential wire service cited Tel Aviv as shorthand for Israel.
Times of Israel corrects after misidentifying Abdallah Aljamal, a Gaza resident who held three Israeli hostages, as a contributor at Palestine Chronicle. In fact, as correspondent, he had a more significant role at the U.S.-based pro-Hamas outlet.
UPDATE: In response to communication from CAMERA, both TIME and Times of Israel correct Associated Press copy which erroneously cited Tel Aviv as shorthand for Israel. Both media outlets now correctly refer to Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Times of Israel clarifies headlines which failed to make clear that a clip shared by Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir showing Israeli pilots opposed to the judicial overhaul refusing to extend help to soldiers supporting the plan was staged.
In response to communication from CAMERA, Times of Israel and Alhurra amend their coverage on Omar Kattin, killed in unclear circumstances last week as settlers rampaged in Turmas Ayya, to note that Hamas claimed his as its "martyred hero."
