Toronto Star
Media Corrections

Accuracy and accountability are among the most important tenets of journalism. In combination, they mean media organizations are expected to publish or broadcast forthright corrections after sharing inaccurate information. The following corrections are among the many prompted by CAMERA’s communication with reporters and editors.

January 22, 2026

AP Corrects Cherry-Picked IPC Data on Gaza Food Security

CAMERA prompts a correction of an AP article which cherry-picked a gloomy, disputed and dated figure about the Gaza Strip's food security situation. The news agency's clarification that the IPC figure is older than originally reported reached over 100 news sites across the U.S. and beyond.

November 3, 2025

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.

September 21, 2025

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.)

February 12, 2025

Dozens of Corrections Published After AP Erases Convicted Prisoner’s Deadly Crime

CAMERA prompts correction of an AP article which had erased the deadly crime of released Palestinian prisoner Imad Abu Aliya. Nearly 50 secondary media outlets also corrected, clarifying that the terrorist was convicted for intentional manslaughter and incitement, not simply affiliation with Hamas.

November 10, 2024

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.

May 15, 2016

Toronto Star Corrects Inflated Number of Palestinian Refugees

CAMERA prompts correction of a Toronto Star photo caption which grossly inflated the number of Palestinians displaced in the 1948 war. The caption cited five million; the actual figure is closer to 600,000.

May 26, 2013

Toronto Star Corrects: Meg Ryan Never Boycotted Israel

Shortly after CAMERA prompted a Toronto Star correction stating that Bruce Willis never boycotted Israel, the paper corrects about another celebrity who never supported BDS. Following urging from CAMERA, editors correct: "Meg Ryan has never boycotted Israel."

May 18, 2013

Toronto Star Corrects: Bruce Willis Never Boycotted Israel

CAMERA prompts a Toronto Star correction stating that Bruce Willis never boycotted Israel. The paper's public editor details how the reporter was misled by a pro-BDS Web site, and describes CAMERA's role in setting the record straight.