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.

March 14, 2018

CAMERA Prompts AP Corrections on Palestinian Refugees

CAMERA prompts AP corrections after photo captions erroneously referred to "some 5 million Palestinian refugees who were displaced during the 1948 war" as receiving UNRWA's services. That figure is really under 30,000.

March 12, 2018

Haaretz Corrects About East Jerusalem Arabs’ Voting Rights

CAMERA prompts a correction after Haaretz categorically claimed that "Jerusalem's Palestinians have no right to vote for the Knesset." In fact, those who hold Israeli citizenship may vote for the Knesset.

March 4, 2018

CAMERA Prompts Newsweek, AFP Corrections on Shelved Expropriation Bill

CAMERA prompts Newsweek and AFP corrections after they wrongly reported that a bill, now shelved, would have allowed for Israel's expropriation of church lands. In fact, it would have allowed for the expropriation of land that the church sold to private investors.

March 4, 2018

CAMERA Arabic Prompts Reuters Correction on Temple Mount Attack

CAMERA Arabic, a new CAMERA initiative, prompts correction of a Reuters Arabic article which erroneously stated that two Israeli soldiers were shot dead in July by the Temple Mount. In fact, they were policemen.

February 25, 2018

CAMERA Prompts Multiple Los Angeles Times Corrections on Gaza

CAMERA prompts a series of corrections in The Los Angeles Times after articles this month grossly understated the number of trucks crossing into the Gaza Strip and also under-reported the area of Gaza's fishing zone.

February 23, 2018

Time.com Corrects: No “Surge” in Settlement Population Under Trump

After communication from CAMERA, Time.com corrects a headline asserting that "Jewish Settlers in the West Bank Surged Since President Trump Took Office." There was no such surge.

February 22, 2018

Reuters Corrects on Entebbe Hijacking

After the plane was diverted, the hijackers targeted Jews and not only Israelis, as Reuters had claimed. CAMERA prompted Reuters to correct its mistake.

February 22, 2018

CAMERA Prompts AP Correction: East Jerusalem Not Palestinian Territory

CAMERA prompts correction of an AP article which had misidentified eastern Jerusalem as Palestinian territory, stating as fact Mahmoud Abbas' false claim at the United Nations. The AP correction subsequently appeared in multiple other news sites.

February 21, 2018

AFP Corrects: Entebbe Hijackers Singled Out Jews

CAMERA again prompts correction of an AFP article which incorrectly stated that the Entebbe hijackers singled out Israelis, keeping them hostage. In fact, the Palestinian and German terrorists singled out Jews, both Israelis and non-Israelis.

February 20, 2018

Huffington Post Arabic Removes Hamas Propaganda

In response to communication from CAMERA and its new Arabic department, the Huffington Post removes clips lifted from Hamas' Shehab News Agency, including a caption which refers to Israel as "the enemy" and "the occupation."