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.

 

Toronto Star Corrects: Meg Ryan Never Boycotted Israel

Shortly after CAMERA prompted a Toronto Star correction stating that Bruce Willis never boycotted Israel, the paper corrects about another celebrity who never supported BDS. Following urging from CAMERA, editors correct: "Meg Ryan has never boycotted Israel."

Toronto Star Corrects: Bruce Willis Never Boycotted Israel

CAMERA prompts a Toronto Star correction stating that Bruce Willis never boycotted Israel. The paper's public editor details how the reporter was misled by a pro-BDS Web site, and describes CAMERA's role in setting the record straight.

Ha’aretz Corrects: No Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount

CAMERA's Israel office prompts a correction today of the latest examples of "Ha'aretz, Lost in Translation." Two articles in the English edition last week falsely reported that Jews are permitted to pray on the Temple Mount.

Ha’aretz in English: Jews Can Pray on the Temple Mount

In the latest "Ha'aretz, Lost in Translation," the English edition falsely reports that Jewish prayer is permitted on the Temple Mount. This is an egregious error given that only Muslims are permitted to pray at the site.

The Washington Post’s Walter Pincus, Corrected Half-Way Round the World

Washington Post defense and security correspondent Walter Pincus writes often about Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons. He doesn't think highly of close U.S.-Israel ties and gives Iran the benefit of the doubt. His columns also generate corrections, the most recent, on April 25, counters Pincus' spin.

CAMERA Prompts Ha’aretz Correction on Prisoner Samer Issawi

Ha'aretz clarifies that Israeli officials were shocked by Samer Issawi's comparison of himself to Holocaust victims. They did not, as stated in the English edition, agree with it. How long will anonymous translators continue to invent with impunity?