{"id":2112162,"date":"2023-11-30T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gray-lady-quietly-retracts-yet-another-slander-against-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T12:58:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:58:52","slug":"the-gray-lady-quietly-retracts-yet-another-slander-against-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gray-lady-quietly-retracts-yet-another-slander-against-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gray Lady silently withdraws another false accusation against Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-gray-lady-quietly-retracts-yet-another-slander-against-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2112162&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Newspaper&#8217;s Deceptive Reporting: Unveiling the Truth<\/h2>\n<p>A newspaper can cleverly mask its\u200c reporting\u2063 failures by labeling a story as &#8220;updated&#8221; \u2064instead of admitting to its own malpractice through a correction. This was evident in a recent \u200cheadline on the\u200b front page of \u200bthe Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/todayspaper\/2023\/11\/26\/todays-new-york-times#thefrontpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>, which boldly \u200cclaimed that &#8220;Israel has killed more women and\u200c children than have\u2062 been killed \u200bin\u200d Ukraine.&#8221; \u2063The shocking statement raised questions about the \u2064Israeli\u200d military&#8217;s\u200d actions compared to those\u2063 of Russian president \u2063Vladimir Putin&#8217;s forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064the story turned out to \u200bbe too sensational to\u2064 be true. By\u200c Sunday afternoon, the headline mysteriously <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231126105436\/https:\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/25\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-death-toll.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vanished<\/a> from the digital version of the Times&#8217; article. Later, the Times <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231126172430\/https:\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/25\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-death-toll.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a> \u200dsubstantial information contradicting\u200d its initial claim, revealing that the death \u200dtoll in Ukraine was actually much higher than in Gaza.\u2062 Unfortunately, the only \u200bindication\u200c of these changes was a small\u200d note stating that the\u2063 story had been &#8220;updated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Manipulation of Data<\/h3>\n<p>The New York Times based its initial story\u200d on two data points that, when taken out of context,\u200c seemed to suggest that \u2064Israel&#8217;s actions were as brutal as Putin&#8217;s. For the Gaza figures, \u2062the\u2063 Times relied on information from the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, which claimed that 14,000 Palestinians, including 10,000 women and children, had been killed.<\/p>\n<p>However, trusting\u2062 politically sensitive data from a Hamas-run agency is \u200bhighly problematic. The \u2063Times \u2063had previously fallen for the ministry&#8217;s claims, such as the alleged slaughter of 500 Palestinians in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza&#8217;s al-Ahli Hospital. This story quickly unraveled when evidence pointed to a misfire by a Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Despite admitting \u2062that its\u200d coverage relied too heavily on Hamas claims, the Times and other news \u200boutlets still consider the ministry&#8217;s death tolls to be reliable.\u200d This confidence persists even though the\u200d ministry fails to distinguish between fighters and civilians, and Hamas gunmen \u200boften fight in civilian\u2063 attire. \u200dThus,\u200c the Times ran \u200dwith the figure of 10,000 women and children killed \u2064in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>When it came to\u2063 Ukraine, the Times \u200ddid not compare \u2064the \u2063Gaza figures to data from a Ukrainian ministry, but \u2063instead\u2063 turned to\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.un.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-10\/Ukraine%20-%20civilian%20casualty%20update%20as%20of%208%20October%202023%20ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.N. data\u2064 set<\/a> that warned \u200cthe actual figures\u200b were likely much higher. Nevertheless, the Times proceeded \u200dwith the lower numbers, reporting 9,806 civilian deaths\u2062 in Ukraine, including 2,756 women \u2062and \u2062531 \u200bchildren.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u2064 Hidden Truth<\/h3>\n<p>Without a formal correction, it is unclear \u2062why \u2062the Times changed both its story and the headline. However, a crucial addition to\u200c the updated version provides a clue. The story\u200c now mentions that Ukrainian \u200bofficials estimate over 20,000 civilians\u200b died in the port city of Mariupol, a\u2063 figure that, if\u2063 confirmed, would\u2063 undermine the Times&#8217; portrayal of Israel as more savage than Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the\u200b revised version of \u200bthe Times&#8217; story fails to inform readers that Ukraine&#8217;s top\u200b war crimes prosecutor \u2064estimated the real civilian death toll \u2062could be as high\u2064 as 100,000. However, a full investigation cannot take place until\u2064 Ukraine regains control of the territory currently held by the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>Another striking\u2063 difference between Gaza and Ukraine is \u200dthe contrasting efforts to protect civilians. \u2062The Ukrainian government has constructed bomb\u2063 shelters in metro stations and other facilities\u2064 to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-not-focused-on-basketball-turns-his-focus-to-israeli-palestinian-conflict\/\" title=\"Kyrie Irving Not Focused On Basketball, Turns His Focus to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\">minimize civilian casualties<\/a> from \u2062Russian airstrikes. In\u2064 contrast,\u200d Hamas focuses its \u2064construction efforts on building tunnels for its fighters, often beneath schools and other civilian areas.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about the lack of bomb shelters for civilians, a top Hamas official deflected responsibility, stating that it was\u200d the United Nations&#8217; duty to protect\u2064 them. For Hamas, civilians serve \u2062as\u200d human shields, either deterring Israeli strikes\u200d or increasing the\u200d death toll to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snls-horatio-sanz-hit-with-lawsuit-for-allegedly-sexually-assaulting-underage-fan\/\" title=\"SNL\u2019s Horatio Sanz Hit With Lawsuit For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Underage Fan  \u00a0\">generate media attention<\/a> and pressure on Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Transparency and Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>While the New York \u2062Times eventually retracted its false accusation against Israel, the\u200c absence\u2063 of transparency\u2063 and \u2063accountability for the authors and editors responsible for \u2064such misleading reporting raises concerns. Without proper consequences, similar mistakes are likely to occur again and again.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Adesnik is a senior fellow \u200dand\u2063 director of research at FDD. He is currently working on\u2062 a coauthored\u200c book \u200dabout \u2064the conflict between Israel and Iran.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bdoes the \u200cNew York\u200b Times&#8217; \u2062reliance\u200b on politically biased sources in its reporting on Gaza raise concerns about the\u200d objectivity of its journalism?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Doubt, the New York Times&#8217; deceptive reporting raises concerns about \u200cthe newspaper&#8217;s integrity and the credibility of its \u200cjournalism. By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nih-director-violated-agency-policy-by-intentionally-misrepresenting-natural-covid-immunity-study-watchdog-alleges\/\" title=\"NIH Director Violated Agency Policy By \u2018Intentionally\u2019 Misrepresenting Natural COVID Immunity Study, Watchdog Alleges\">cherry-picking data<\/a> and neglecting to provide a comprehensive, accurate picture, the Times\u2064 intentionally \u200dor unintentionally misleads its readers \u2062and perpetuates\u2062 a false narrative.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most glaring issues with the New York \u2064Times&#8217; reporting is\u2062 its reliance on politically biased \u2064sources. In \u2064the case of Gaza, the \u2062newspaper uncritically accepts information from the\u200c Hamas-run Ministry of Health, despite its known history of propaganda and misinformation. This demonstrates a\u200c clear bias in favor of Palestinian narratives and raises doubts\u200d about the objectivity of the Times&#8217; reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Times&#8217; acceptance \u200bof the Hamas-run ministry&#8217;s death tolls without proper verification or \u200cdifferentiation between combatants and civilians is problematic. By failing to distinguish between\u200b fighters and non-combatants, the Times perpetuates the false notion that Israel\u200d intentionally targets innocent civilians. This not only distorts the reality of the conflict but also undermines Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>A \u200csimilar\u200b issue arises when\u200d comparing the \u2064Gaza figures \u200dto those in Ukraine. Instead of seeking data from the Ukrainian government or reputable international sources, \u2063the Times relies on a U.N. \u200ddata set that acknowledges the likelihood of higher figures. By deliberately choosing \u200dthe\u2063 lower numbers, the Times cherry-picks\u200d data to fit\u200c its \u200bnarrative and creates\u2064 a misleading comparison \u200cbetween Israel and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The ramifications of\u2062 such deceptive reporting are significant. Inaccurate and biased coverage contributes \u2063to the demonization of Israel and serves \u200bas a catalyst for anti-Israel sentiment\u200b and\u2063 actions. By distorting the facts and framing Israel&#8217;s actions as equivalent to those \u2063of aggressive forces, the New York Times irresponsibly\u2063 fans the flames\u200b of conflict and\u2062 perpetuates a false narrative that undermines efforts towards peace and understanding.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the New York Times\u2064 quietly updated its article instead of issuing a \u2063public correction demonstrates a lack\u2063 of transparency and accountability. It allows \u2062the newspaper to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-was-never-the-problem-blame-the-politicians-hiding-behind-him\/\" title=\"Fauci Was Never The Problem. Blame The Politicians Hiding Behind Him.\">avoid taking responsibility<\/a> for its deceptive reporting and prevents readers from\u200d recognizing\u2063 the\u200b errors that were made. Such practices erode trust in the media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-drastically-increases-oversight-board-powers-opening-door-to-mob-rule-removal-of-content\/\" title=\"Facebook Drastically Increases \u2018Oversight Board\u2019 Powers, Opening Door To Mob Rule Removal Of Content\">raise important questions<\/a> about the role of journalism \u200din today&#8217;s society.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062conclusion,\u2063 the New York Times&#8217; deceptive reporting\u200d on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and \u200dUkraine reveals a \u200bdisturbing pattern of bias and manipulation of facts. By \u2063cherry-picking \u200ddata, the Times crafts a false narrative that perpetuates hostility and undermines efforts towards peace \u2064and understanding. This serves\u200d as a reminder\u2063 to readers to\u2064 approach news critically\u2062 and seek out multiple\u2062 perspectives to form a more accurate \u200cunderstanding of complex issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newspaper can mask reporting failures by labeling a story as &#8220;updated&#8221; instead of acknowledging malpractice with a correction. The Sunday New York Times front page headline claimed &#8220;Israel has killed more women and children than in Ukraine.&#8221; Is this statement possibly accurate, or is it a distortion of the truth?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2580,"featured_media":2112163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2112162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2112163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2112162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2112162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2112162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}