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.

 

International Business Times Corrects Gal Gadot Mossad Story

 CAMERA prompts correction of an International Business Times story which inaccurately claimed that a Lebanese paper alleged that Gal Gadot is a Mossad agent. Al Liwaa mistakenly used Gadot's picture with a story about an alleged spy, and apologized.

DPA Corrects Inflated Figure For Gaza’s Population

CAMERA prompts correction of a Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) photo caption which significantly overstated the Gaza Strip's population as "around three million." The correct figure is less than two million.
 

NBC Corrects About ‘Ongoing Occupation’ of Gaza

CAMERA prompts correction to an NBC article which referred to the "ongoing occupation" of the Gaza Strip. In 2005, Israel withdrew every last Israeli soldier and civilian from the Gaza Strip.

In New York Times, Convicted Bomber Becomes ‘Controversial Palestinian Activist’ (UPDATED)

Rasmeah Odeh, convicted of a deadly bombing in Israel, was deported from the United States because she concealed her criminal record. In a travel column about California love, social justice and community, The New York Times also conceals Odeh's conviction, calling her a "controversial Palestinian activist."
(UPDATE: The newspaper has published an Editors' Note.)

CAMERA Prompts i24 Corrections on Hamas Charter

CAMERA prompts corrections to two separate i24 News article which incorrectly depicted Hamas' May 2017 policy document as a "new charter" or as revisions to its founding charter, which calls for Israel's destruction.

AFP Corrects Inflated Figure For Displaced Palestinians

CAMERA prompts a quick AFP correction after the agency incorrectly reported that "millions" of Palestinians were displaced. The wire service failed, however, to correct the false statement that Hamas revised its founding charter, easing its stance on the destruction of Israel.

Tablet Corrects: Report of Israeli Soccer Fan Wielding Knife Unfounded

CAMERA prompts a correction after the Tablet ran an unfounded allegation that an Israeli soccer fan charged the field with a knife after a loss to the Spanish national team. The police and soccer officials had dismissed the allegation, saying no knife was found.