Conflict and War

CNN’s Misleading Graph and the Inconvenient Truth About Warzones

A CNN analysis featured a misleading graph tracking strikes between Hezbollah and the IDF from October 2023 to June 2026. The cherry-picked data distorted the reality of the war, while also highlighting a broader issue: the consequences of newsrooms uncritically relying on politicized NGO datasets.
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BBC’s Yolande Knell and the Anatomy of a Narrative

Middle East correspondent Yolande Knell provided what was framed as a deep dive into the volatile property disputes of East Jerusalem. But what was delivered to BBC audiences was a masterclass in deliberate distortion. Knell didn’t merely stumble into bias; she systematically bypassed the legal and historical realities of the area to fit a constructed narrative.

ITV News report on Lebanon abandons even the pretense of journalism

By ignoring Hezbollah’s likely role in the incident they reported, while failing to provide viewers with the Israel’s response to the incendiary accusation that that the army intentionally struck a hospital, ITV News violated the Accuracy clause of the UK's broadcast media regulator.

Video: Is Israel responsible for Gaza child marriages?

Blaming Israel’s response to the October 7 atrocities for the assault of young Palestinian girls by adult Palestinian men is a new low for the Associated Press. By holding the Gazan parents who enabled the underage unions as exempt from responsibility, and blaming Israel for the parents’ decisions, the AP treats Palestinian adults like children.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press conference

Is Israel Trapping America or Pulling It Out of One?

The Newsweek article follows up on a previous editorial, warning Trump to avoid “losing control” over Israel, which was “increasingly aggressive” as an actor. This argument stands on a fallacy, that the interests of the United States and Israel in the Middle East don’t align.

Sky News fails to challenge pro-Hamas guest

Sky News presenter Yalda Hakim interviewed Jeremy Scahill, a “journalist” with Drop Site News, known for promoting pro-Hamas and pro-Iranian regime propaganda, and failed to challenge any of his extremist views.