AP’s ‘Palestine’ Correction Reaches Dozens of News Outlets
Lesson learned? A CAMERA-prompted AP correction on "Palestine" terminology appearing in an education story reaches more than 30 secondary media outlets.
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Improved AP Headline on Unverified Gaza Fatalities Reaches Dozens of Media Outlets
Associated Press' headline had stated as fact "Israel kills 34 people in Gaza," though the claim is unverified. The improved headline, appearing in dozens of media outlets, now qualifies with attribution, stating "health officials say." (Unmentioned, though, is the Hamas-affiliation of said officials.)
Reuters Partially Fixes Leaky Coverage on Israeli Water Consumption
Reuters corrects after citing B'Tselem's grossly inflated figure for Israeli domestic water usage. But its article still ignores Israeli data indicating that double the amount of water recommended for daily use in emergency situations is available in the Gaza Strip.
UPDATED: Reuters Removes Story Which Turned Murdered Civilian into Mossad Spy Officer
Reuters' fawning feature starring the mother of a convicted Palestinian prisoner buries the brutal crime of convicted murderer Diaa El Agha and falsely identifies his civilian victim as a Mossad spy agency officer.
Reuters Corrects: War Started With Hamas Attack, Did Not Begin In Gaza Strip
CAMERA again prompts a Reuters correction after the wire service erased the Oct. 7 massacre, inventing that the Israel-Hamas war started in the Gaza Strip. In fact, it began with Hamas' devastating invasion of southern Israel, unleashing an orgy of murder, kidnapping, rape, mutilations and torture.
AP Removes False Reporting That International Law Gives Palestinians ‘Right of Return’
After CAMERA prompts a significant correction of AP's absurd assertion that "[i]nternational law gives Palestinian refugees and their descendants the right to return to their homes," several dozens secondary media outlets correct.
UPI, McClatchy Remove Erroneous References to Hostages as ‘Prisoners’
In response to communication from CAMERA, UPI and McClatchy commendably remove an erroneous reference to hostages held in captivity in the Gaza Strip as "prisoners." The hostages have not committed crimes, are not being held lawfully, and are not awaiting trial.
UPI Corrects After Inflating UN Data on Palestinians Killed by Settlers
CAMERA prompts correction after UPI falsely reported that United Nations said "nearly 500" West Bank Palestinians were killed in settler-related incidents since Oct. 7. In fact, the UN cited seven fatalities. McClatchy subsequently corrects on more than two dozen sites.
AFP Amends After Reporting Israeli Participation Clouded Whole Eurovision
CAMERA prompts AFP to amend after reporting the "whole [Eurovision] contest has been clouded by the participation of Israel." It's not Israel which clouded Eurovision. It's the haters of Israel who did so.
Dream Scenario: AFP Corrects After Alleging Sinwar’s Dream Is State in Gaza, West Bank & East Jerusalem
Are Hamas supporters chanting "from the river to the sea" misrepresenting Hamas' goal? Not at all. AFP corrects after ludicrously reporting that Yahya Sinwar's "dream" is a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.