Manipulation of Statistics

BBC coverage of the IPC Gaza City famine report – part two

BBC coverage of the IPC Gaza famine report leaned heavily on UN and NGO claims while failing to provide critical context. Five separate reports repeated unverified Hamas figures, ignored Israeli statements, and failed to address issues such as aid theft, black-market profiteering, or UN distribution failures.

Guardian “83%” civilian death toll claim is farcical

The Guardian’s “83% civilian” claim depends on the bizarre premise that if a Palestinian killed in Gaza is not marked as dead on a particular IDF list of named terrorists, they are necessarily a civilian. Ignoring thousands of unnamed fighters killed and omitting key context, the paper spun Hamas propaganda as fact.

UPI Lies About U.N. Data, Promotes Blood Libel That Jewish Settlers Killed Nearly 200

UPI's Adam Schrader falsely reports that according to UN data, Israeli settlers are responsible for most of the 199 Palestinians killed in the West Bank from Jan. 1 to Oct. 6 of last year. In fact, UN data shows seven Palestinians were killed in incidents involving settlers. In virtually all of the cases, the Palestinian fatalities were perpetrators attacking Israelis.

How the AP (and WaPo and NY Times) Lie with Statistics

With the Associated Press claim that Israel's war against Hamas “now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history,” the wire service joins a parade of statistical inventions and manipulations.

The Washington Post and the ‘Khashoggi Way’ of Journalism

Media coverage of Israel is, with growing frequency, more comparable to activism than actual journalism. Indeed, as the Shireen Abu Akleh controversy highlights, journalists are failing to ask basic questions while simultaneously giving platforms and awards to activists masquerading as reporters.