{"id":2442821,"date":"2025-06-04T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapos-humiliating-correction-after-buying-into-gaza-hysteria-didnt-give-proper-weight-to-israels-denial\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:07:59","slug":"wapos-humiliating-correction-after-buying-into-gaza-hysteria-didnt-give-proper-weight-to-israels-denial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapos-humiliating-correction-after-buying-into-gaza-hysteria-didnt-give-proper-weight-to-israels-denial\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo\u2019s Humiliating Correction After Buying Into Gaza Hysteria: &#8216;Didn&#8217;t Give Proper Weight to Israel&#8217;s Denial&#8217;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwapos-humiliating-correction-after-buying-into-gaza-hysteria-didnt-give-proper-weight-to-israels-denial%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=2442821&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--><p>The Washington Post faced backlash for publishing a story that relied on claims from Hamas regarding an alleged massacre of Palestinians by Israeli troops in Gaza. The article stated that more than 30 people were killed near a U.S.aid station, but the outlet later issued a correction, clarifying that it did not clearly distinguish between the statements of the Gaza health ministry and verified facts.Critics accused the newspaper of lacking proper attribution and giving undue credence to claims made by a terrorist institution.They highlighted that the term &#8220;Hamas&#8221; was not mentioned in the original report, instead referring to the &#8220;Strip&#8217;s Health Ministry,&#8221; which is actually controlled by Hamas. The Israeli Defense Forces stated that warning shots had been fired at approaching suspects,and there were allegations that armed men had attacked civilians attempting to collect aid. This incident reignited discussions about the media&#8217;s portrayal of conflicts and it&#8217;s potential biases, particularly concerning Israel and Palestine. Many social media users expressed skepticism about the initial report and called for accountability from mainstream media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post needs to learn that turning to terrorists for the truth isn&rsquo;t such a great idea.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper took to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X on Tuesday to issue what had to be a humiliating correction after it accepted as gospel a story peddled by the Hamas terrorist outfit about an alleged Israeli massacre of Palestinians at an aid station in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out, there was one key element missing from the coverage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the newspaper&rsquo;s correction stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Correction: We&rsquo;ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn&rsquo;t meet Post fairness standards.<\/p>\n<p>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&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KseRXgJn6A\">pic.twitter.com\/KseRXgJn6A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1929961283593367559?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; 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and it did it on the word of a terrorist group that exists to destroy the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>Note the wording of the Post&rsquo;s original X account: &ldquo;At least 31 people were killed Sunday morning in southern Gaza, according to the Strip&rsquo;s Health Ministry, when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds making their way to collect aid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The word &ldquo;Hamas&rdquo; never appears, simply an attribution to a euphemistic &ldquo;Strip&rsquo;s Health Ministry.&rdquo; But the &ldquo;health ministry&rdquo; in Gaza is Hamas &mdash; the very group that started the current war with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graphic-video-israeli-rescuer-releases-footage-music-festival-massacre-aftermath-counter-unprecedented-denial-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oct. 7, 2023, massacre<\/a> of Israelis in a surprise attack.<\/p>\n<p>And it&rsquo;s entirely possible Hamas itself was behind the latest atrocity.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to be an established fact that 31 Palestinians apparently did die in an attack on aid distribution site on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-hostages-aid-06-01-2025-67688833abb96fc068c42d10da90a0a4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported, the aid station where the shooting took place is run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a group supported by both Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces acknowledged that troops in the area had fired warning shots &ldquo;at several suspects advancing toward them overnight,&rdquo; according to the AP. But does it make sense that the Israeli military would attack at such a site?<\/p>\n<p>According to the AP, the IDF also released a drone-footage video of armed men, not in uniform, shooting at civilians trying to collect aid. So, someone committed wanton slaughter of civilians in an apparent effort to make a political point.<\/p>\n<p>Which side does that sound like?<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, the updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/06\/01\/israel-gaza-aid-rafah-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post report<\/a> doesn&rsquo;t do much to water down the implicit accusation that Israel was responsible for the deaths. Besides leaning heavily on Palestinian witnesses quoted blaming Israel, its summary headline makes it sound like Israel actually admitted to the killing:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More than 170 were wounded as they headed to an aid point, the Gaza Health Ministry said. Israel&rsquo;s military said troops had &lsquo;acted to prevent several suspects from approaching.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karine-jean-pierre-called-out-for-evil-response-to-peter-doocys-assassination-attempt-question\/\" title=\"Karine Jean-Pierre Called Out for &#039;Evil&#039; Response to Peter Doocy&#039;s Assassination Attempt Question\">social media users weren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t buying the Post&rsquo;s spin:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After 2.4 millions read the lie, an irrelevant and soft sorry was published.<\/p>\n<p>Only a class action lawsuite may help.<\/p>\n<p>The legacy media have to pay billions in compensation. They must be hold accountable.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Naftali Hirschl. (@NaftaliHirschl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaftaliHirschl\/status\/1929991354475581930?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s NOT BETTER. You put the headline that Israel shot and killed a bunch of people, well the full story is hidden behind a paywall.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anne Harris Wyckoff (@ASingeveryday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASingeveryday\/status\/1929994550032117813?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Liars!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; William Fuzi (@djbillyrae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djbillyrae\/status\/1930113110242705413?\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WaPo being a mouthpiece for Hamas terrorists is wild.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keez Nuts (@KeezNuts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeezNuts\/status\/1929964291475812553?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t the first time the Post has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/washington-posts-shameful-criticism-hamas-hostages-parents-removed-deemed-unacceptable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">damaged its own credibility<\/a> by peddling the Hamas side. It&rsquo;s not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/washington-post-blasted-people-notice-creepy-anti-semitic-sounding-message-x-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the second time either<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s part of a long-running history of the Post, and the liberal Western media in general being sympathetic to the enemies of Israel &mdash; and the United States &mdash; to the point of outright fabrication.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that Gaza hospital Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-times-finally-admits-the-truth-about-its-gaza-hospital-coverage-a-week-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supposedly blew up<\/a> in 2023, killing 500 oh-so-innocent Palestinians? The reports caused a flood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-attempt-storm-israeli-consulates-gaza-hospital-explosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outrage against Israel<\/a>, of course. (And was duly reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/10\/18\/middle-east-protests-gaza-israel-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, of course.)<\/p>\n<p>But it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-releases-audio-hamas-terrorists-realizing-gaza-hospital-hit-friendly-fire-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian terrorist rocket<\/a> that did the damage, which was much less than originally reported, and nowhere near 500 people were killed. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/us-assessment-eu-diplomat-put-gaza-hospital-death-toll-at-dozens-or-low-hundreds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a>, once the smoke cleared, estimates of deaths ranged from a high of 300 by U.S. intelligence officials to as low as 50, from an unnamed European official.<\/p>\n<p>So the latest stream of Hamas propaganda out of Gaza is no outlier. And it&rsquo;s hardly a surprise that Western outlets are willing to be spoon-fed Islamist lies if they make Israel look bad.<\/p>\n<p>But if a news gathering organization like the Post has even a passing interest in reporting on reality rather than anti-Israel fantasies, it needs to learn that turning to terrorists for gospel truth is a road to journalistic hell.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Tuesday, the newspaper issued a significant correction on social media after it mistakenly accepted a narrative from Hamas regarding an alleged Israeli massacre of Palestinians at a Gaza aid station. The correction highlighted that the article did not clarify whether attributing the deaths to Israel was based on claims from the Gaza health ministry or verified facts by The Post. Initially, reports claimed Israeli troops killed over 30 people near a U.S. aid site in Gaza, but later updates revealed critical context was missing. The original post failed to mention Hamas and instead referred to the &#8220;Strip&#8217;s Health Ministry,&#8221; which is effectively controlled by Hamas-an organization responsible for initiating conflict with Israel through violent attacks. While it&#8217;s confirmed that 31 Palestinians died during an incident at an aid distribution site, evidence suggests armed individuals-not Israeli forces-were responsible for targeting civilians there. Despite this, updated reports from The Post continued to imply Israeli culpability while heavily quoting Palestinian witnesses blaming Israel for the violence. 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