Misinformation

Gazan child featured on Daily Mirror suffers from disease, not malnutrition, Israel reveals

According to COGAT, Mu'amar is suffering from a genetic illness called Fanconi syndrome, which could lead to muscle and urinary tract weakness.

The Daily Mirror's front page showing Gazan child Karim Ali Fouad Abu Mu’amar
AMIT RAMOT and her fridge are derided in these screenshots from TikTok and Instagram.

Not cool: What a viral fridge video can teach us about misinformation

 BBC New Broadcasting House in London.

'We were not aware Gazan woman had leukemia,' says BBC after claiming she died of malnutrition

AL JAZEERA journalist Anas Al-Sharif, killed in an Israeli strike last week, reports in Gaza City in 2024.

The great deceivers: How Hamas lies, and what Israel should do - opinion


The misleading photo in The New York Times is just the tip of the iceberg - opinion

It's okay to report a humanitarian crisis, but as a part of the whole story, with balanced information about all the relevant actors. 

Palestinians climb onto trucks carrying aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip July 29, 2025.

NYT quietly alters Gaza starvation story to include key details of child's medical condition

“We have since learned new information, including from the hospital that treated" Gazan child Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, the New York Times wrote.

Child Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, who suffers from cerebral palsy, alongside mother and brother.

The pre-framing bias of the ‘locked narrative’ - opinion

Locking the narrative is useful in political communication, framing events or policies in a way that favors a particular viewpoint.

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

Bots spam email users with appeals for help in Sweida, Syria

The content of the same email sent multiple times to The Jerusalem Post contains the text written in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. 

 JPost email being spammed with the same message alleging to be from southern Syria.

Iran's Araghchi attempts to justify strike on Soroka with AI-generated map

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed that the hospital was used primarily to treat IDF soldiers and that the destruction of "94% of Palestinian hospitals" justified the bombing.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart after their meeting in Cairo on June 2, 2025.

Our 10 responsibilities as journalists covering a war on information - comment

Journalism can also function as a platform for advocating social change by highlighting underreported issues, amplifying marginalized voices, and pressuring for policy reform.

 An illustration of misinformation being spread on the internet

The fine line between truth and misinformation: What to know before you hit ‘share’

Once again, we have been given access to the Tree of Knowledge. Whether we choose to properly partake of and share it is a choice to be considered carefully.

 ‘ALGORITHMS CREATE echo chambers.’

The new battleground: How Oct. 7 set a new standard, challenges for the media - opinion

The events of October 7 and the subsequent Swords of Iron war set a new benchmark for warfare, introducing an additional battleground – the media.

 An illustrative image of Telegram.

New AI assistant launched to fight online antisemitism and misinformation

The assistant offers quick, fact-based answers to questions on Jewish history, Zionism, antisemitism, and Middle East affairs.

 A new AI-powered chatbot called SWUBOT, was developed by the nonprofit organization StandWithUs and is intended to serve students, educators, and community advocates around the world.

False victory: Why Hamas sells the illusion of triumph as Gaza lies in ruin - opinion

Hamas continues to sell the illusion of triumph, hoping the world will look past the devastation they have wrought. Don’t be fooled.

 FREED PALESTINIAN prisoners celebrate after their release by Israel as part of the hostage deal, in Khan Yunis, on February 1, 2025.

Wiki bans: Eight editors barred in Israeli-Palestinian edit wars

Of the editors banned from the topic area by the Arbitration Committee, six are from the pro-Palestinian camp and two from the pro-Israel camp.

 Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.