NPR Twists Israeli Defense Minister’s Gaza Emigration Remarks to Sound Nefarious
NPR misled its audience when it edited out critical portions of Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's remarks, twisting his words into something nefarious.
False Quotes
Media Mad Libs: Ben-Gvir Called For the Killing of [Fill In the Blank]
Abusing journalism's sacred quotation marks, media outlets falsely depict Itamar Ben-Gvir's call for the killing of tens of terrorists daily into a call for the killing of tens of "people," "Gazans" or "Palestinians." No, the terms aren't interchangeable, and no, reporters aren't free to select other people's words at will.
Truth Massacre: Hagai El-Ad, Former B’Tselem Executive Director, Mangles Ben-Gurion Speech
Hagai El-Ad ignores critical parts of a 1949 speech by David Ben-Gurion, falsely alleging that Israel's first prime minister called for massacring the Arab population to ensure a Jewish majority.
CAMERA Calls on NBC to Correct Mischaracterization of Huckabee’s ‘Christian Zionist’ Definition
CAMERA calls on NBC News to correct its reporting on Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's recent interview with Tucker Carlson, when it significantly misquoted the Ambassador's definition of "Christian Zionist."
Scrolling Isn’t Reporting: When Journalists Amplify Social Media Disinformation
When bad-faith actors use social media as an accelerant for anti-Israel disinformation, the news media too often fans the flames instead of stopping the spread.
Media Amplifies “Video” Used to Excuse Amsterdam Violence — Does it Exist?
After last week’s “Jew hunt” in Amsterdam, anti-Israel activists rushed to excuse the brutal assaults. If Israelis and Jews across the city were beaten down and kicked while lying defenseless and unconscious, the focus, they insisted, should be on Jewish behavior. The media soon joined in.
Reuters Amends Bogus Quote Which Echoed Hamas Lie That Ben-Gvir Released Plans for Temple Mount Synagogue
CAMERA prompts correction of an egregious bogus quote at Reuters echoing Hamas' false claim that Itamar Ben-Gvir announced plans for a Temple Mount synagogue. But the news agency has yet to correct the inflammatory falsehood that the far-right Israeli minister called for Jewish prayer in the Al-Aqsa mosque.
CAMERA Op-Ed: Time to Break the Code of Silence About “‘Til Kingdom Come”
Maya Zinshtein and Abraham (Abie) haven’t said a word publicly about the well-documented problems with their film. They haven’t admitted to the allegations. They haven’t denied them. They haven’t even tried the old defense that the quotes were fake, but accurate. They’ve said nothing. Not one word. And the people in the documentary filmmaking community have let them get away with it. No one in this community has called them to task — at least not publicly.
SECOND UPDATE: PBS Postpones Airing of Controversial Documentary
A documentary critical of Israel and its Christian supporters in the United States scheduled to appear on PBS stations on March 29, the second day of Passover, includes a fake quote attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump.
On Vaccines for Palestinian Prisoners, AFP Attributes Bogus Quote to Minister Ohana
In English (but not French), AFP falsely reports that Israeli Public Minister Amir Ohana "said Palestinian prisoners would be the last to get inoculated" with the coronavirus vaccine. In fact, the minister's statement late last month was that prison staff would be vaccinated at that time, but not prisoners.