New York Times admits it relied too heavily on Hamas claims in Gaza hospital attack coverage

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New York Times admits it relied too heavily on Hamas claims in Gaza hospital attack coverage
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Attorney Erielle Davidson joined 'Jesse Watters Primetime' to discuss how the New York Times, Washington Post and other liberal platforms failed to hesitate before pushing Hamas' propaganda in Gaza hospital incident.

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“However, the early versions of the coverage — and the prominence it received in a headline, news alert and social media channels — relied too heavily on claims by Hamas, and did not make clear that those claims could not immediately be verified.” The initial Times report claimed 500 people were killed in the attack, citing Hamas officials, and included a picture of a wrecked building that was not actually the Al-Ahli Hospital.They also provided images showing that the parking lot where the blast occurred did not have a crater in the ground, and no structural damage was dealt to nearby buildings — both of which typically would have been left by an Israeli Defense Forces strike.

US officials, however, believe the death toll was between 100 to 300 people, while a European official put the toll at 50 or less. But a munitions expert who spoke to the Times dismissed Hamas’ claim that the munition would have wholly disintegrated on impact.

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