Washington Post caught in a terrible lie claiming that Israeli Troops fired on Crowds in Gaza trying to collect aid.
The Washington Post reported another lie in its storied history of lies (see Russia Collusion). Two days later the WaPo was forced to come back an take back its horrendous lie but no doubt the damage was done.
Correction: We’ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards.
The background: Early versions of the article on Sunday stated that Israeli troops had killed more than 30 people near a U.S. aid site in Gaza, with the headline attributing the action to “health officials.”
The article failed to make clear if attributing the deaths to Israel was the position of the Gaza health ministry or a fact verified by The Post. The article and headline were updated on Sunday evening making it clear that there was no consensus about who was responsible for the shootings and that there was a dispute over that question.
While statements from Israel that it was unaware of injuries and that an initial inquiry indicated its soldiers didn’t fire at civilians near the site were included in all versions, The Post didn’t give proper weight to Israel’s denial and gave improper certitude about what was known about any Israeli role in the shootings. The early versions fell short of Post standards of fairness and should not have been published in that form.
Correction: We’ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards.
The background: Early versions of the article on Sunday stated that Israeli troops had killed more than 30 people near a U.S. aid site in Gaza, with the… pic.twitter.com/KseRXgJn6A
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David Strom at HotAir reported:
Yesterday, I wrote a post called “Anatomy of an Anti-Israel Hoax.”
It took me about 5 minutes of thinking to conclude that the claims that Israel opened fire on Gazans seeking aid from Israel and the United States at an aid distribution site were not accurate. The claim made no sense on its face; the accusations came exclusively from Hamas in the guise of the “Gaza Health Ministry,” and there was video evidence demonstrating that the accusation was false…
…Now, two days after the event and the flood of reports that slandered Israel and its defense forces, the Washington Post has issued what I have to admit is a pretty good correction to its stories. It is too little, too late, but by far the best we have seen from the media in a very long time.