Headlines State As Fact Disputed Syrian Claim That Israeli Airstrike Killed Family
Multiple secondary media outlets publish an AP story accompanied by a headline that states as fact that "Israeli warplanes strike Syria, kill 4, including children," though the claim in Syria's state media is disputed and unverified. AP's own headline attributes the claim to Syrian state media, qualifying the allegation as just that.
Bruce Ramsey is entitled to his opinions. In fact, as a columnist for the Seattle Times, that’s precisely what he gets paid for. But it seems that his employers feel he’s entitled to his own facts, too, including the falsehood that "rockets [from Gaza] hadn't killed any Israelis."