Update: MSNBC Corrects Mistaken Use of a False Historical Map of Palestine
MSNBC used a series of hoax chronological maps showing an Arab "Palestine" in 1946. It corrected the error on the air, commendably. 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.
MSNBC used a series of hoax chronological maps showing an Arab "Palestine" in 1946. It corrected the error on the air, commendably. Haaretz Corrects: Bill Doesn’t Call For Jailing 12-Year-Olds
CAMERA's Israel office prompts correction of a Haaretz editorial which falsely stated that Israeli Justice Minister Ayalet Shaked's bill calls for jailing 12-year-olds. Editors have yet to correct a headline and Op-Ed. Arutz Sheva Corrects: No IDF Role in Aleppo Rescue Operation
CAMERA prompts correction of an Arutz Sheva article which incorrectly reported that the IDF rescued Aleppo's last Jews. The amended article also adds key information about Jewish Agency efforts to help a convert to Islam not eligible for immigration. CAMERA Prompts NY Times Correction: Terrorist’s Balisong Not a “Boy Scout” Knife
Two weeks after the New York Times absurdly characterized an Palestinian assailant's butterfly knife as a "Boy Scout" knife, the newspaper has removed the reference and published a correction. AFP Corrects Captions on Islam’s, Judaism’s Holiest Sites
CAMERA prompts correction of AFP captions which misidentified the holiest sites in two major religions. The Al-Aqsa mosque is the third holiest site in Islam, not the most sacred. The Temple Mount, not the Western Wall, is Judaism's most sacred site. CAMERA Prompts New York Times Correction on Western Wall, Temple Mount
After CAMERA informed editors that the newspaper incorrectly characterized the Western Wall, and not the Temple Mount, as the holiest site in Judaism, the newspaper published a correction. NBC Corrects: Netanyahu Didn’t Spread False Information on Pisgat Zeev Victim
Following CAMERA action, NBC News walks back a central allegation in an article which posited that both sides – but more so the Israeli side – is guilty of spreading misinformation concerning the Pisgat Ze'ev attack. CAMERA Prompts NY Times Correction: Occupation is not “Illegal”
After correspondence between CAMERA staff and New York Times journalists, the newspaper corrected an inaccurate passage claiming Israel's presence in the Golan Heights and West Bank is an "illegal" occupation. LA Times Corrects Headline, Article on Palestinian Terrorism
Following a complaint from CAMERA, The Los Angeles Times amends a headline which grossly whitewashed Palestinian terrorism, depicting the perpetrators as victims. The paper also corrects that two, not one, Israeli civilians were stabbed Saturday. Euronews Corrects Headline Which Blurred Terrorists, Victims
CAMERA prompts correction of a misleading euronews headline which depicts Palestinian terrorists as victims.