Yesterday afternoon, a horrific set of explosions occurred at a hospital in Gaza, and the New York Times didn’t miss a beat to report on the event, automatically blaming Israel for the attack.
The news publication got absolutely obliterated on the internet from critics who called out the NYT for its ‘fake news’ and dangerous propaganda without yet knowing the facts. Whether the Hamas terrorist group misfired rockets or Israel performed a plotted airstrike was not confirmed before reporting.
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The hashtag, “The NYT” began trending heavily on X, formerly Twitter, as users posted screen shots of the same NYT story on the explosions with different headlines changing by the hour.
One X user wrote: “The NYT keeps changing its headlines about the hospital bombing. First it was Israel’s fault, then they ditch that and say it was a “strike”, then “strike” is changed to a “blast”, then the death tolls change. The first photo is from the Free Press. Some journalism!”
The NYT keeps changing its headlines about the hospital bombing. First it was Israel's fault, then they ditch that and say it was a "strike", then "strike" is changed to a "blast", then the death tolls change. The first photo is from the Free Press. Some journalism! pic.twitter.com/64M430Ormo
— Jerry Coyne (@Evolutionistrue) October 18, 2023
Another user wrote: “The NYT broke a poorly sourced, inflammatory propaganda piece as a major headline. Their gross negligence and blatant disregard for editorial standards led to global protests at Western embassies and the cancellation of crucial diplomatic visits with the US President.”
Another user noted that not only was the headline wrong, but the news source used a photo that NOT a hospital.
Not only was the headline wrong, but they used a photo that was *not* a hospital, making it look like it was the area in question. The NYT is not a credible source of news. It hasn't been for a very long time. https://t.co/y5STEBREEd
— WA Leg Watch (@360GOP) October 18, 2023
What is being reported from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is that a failed rocket launch “by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization hit the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City. IAF footage from the area around the hospital before and after the failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization.” They proceed to share a video of the location.
A failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization hit the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City.
IAF footage from the area around the hospital before and after the failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization: pic.twitter.com/AvCAkQULAf
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 18, 2023
More tweets from users calling out the New York Times:
Look at the front page picture of the NYT. The juxtaposition of the picture of a destroyed building and the headline about the hospital implies that it's a picture of the hospital. https://t.co/86fqELzUDu
— kweansmom #JusticeForMalkiRoth 🇮🇱 (@kweansmom) October 18, 2023
Cowards. Anyone working for the NYT has at this point lost all credibility. If any of you have an ounce of integrity you should quit. @NYtimes pic.twitter.com/Ha6vX8uy3c
— Fiorella Isabel (@FiorellaIsabelM) October 17, 2023
How the NYT—and Others—Do Hamas’s Dirty Work, by @jpodhoretz https://t.co/DI4tcbl8k1
— Abe Greenwald (@AbeGreenwald) October 17, 2023
Takes Israel days to figure out casualty numbers, but terror group Hamas says 500 died two minutes after a bomb goes off and the NYT et al. run with it.
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) October 18, 2023
Yesterday was one of the biggest journalistic failures in living memory by the likes of the NYT and others. There should be firings, apologies and retractions. Instead there will be equivocation and denials
— nic 🎄 carter (@nic__carter) October 18, 2023
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