PRESS RELEASE: HonestReporting, the media and information watchdog, today called on a number of news outlets to correct reporting related to flawed data provided by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on slain journalists in Gaza. @pressfreedom recently removed eight names from the database of journalists killed in Gaza. This was spurred by public pressure by HonestReporting and because Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, both designated terrorist organizations, posted obituaries for these individuals and confirmed they were armed combatants in the conflict, not journalists. CPJ then announced it would conduct a full review of its database of journalists killed in Gaza. This major error by CPJ has led to repeated inaccurate reporting in major media outlets. For example, the @nytimes has cited the flawed CPJ data in 95 articles, and @CNN has cited the flawed data in 34 articles. Based on an analysis of news coverage by HonestReporting from October 7, 2023 to June 28, 2026, the flawed CPJ data was cited by the following outlets: @guardian: 129 articles @AJEnglish: 126 articles @nytimes: 95 articles @Independent: 74 articles @anadoluagency: 52 articles @CNN: 34 articles @BBCWorld: 24 articles @Reuters: 19 articles “CPJ has proven they are wholly unreliable,” said Jacki Alexander, CEO of HonestReporting. “Now that CPJ has itself admitted its data was flawed, major media outlets must update their reporting to maintain a basic level of credibility. HonestReporting was able to determine that CPJ’s list was unreliable using simple open-source research. It defies logic that major international news publications couldn’t have unearthed the same information with ease. They either chose not to search for the facts, or they chose to ignore them. A media operating with integrity and responsibility have an irreplaceable role in every free society, but that power comes with equal responsibility.” Alexander continued: “The list is just the start. The persistent patterns of anti-Israel bias at CPJ must be exposed – just as we did with Nika Soon-Shiong’s horrific statements regarding Israel. Her removal from the board was an important step, but CPJ’s self-reckoning cannot end there. CPJ’s actions aren’t only dangerous for the harm they cause Israel, they are dangerous to actual journalists reporting in conflict zones around the world. Once the line between journalist and combatant is blurred in this way, real journalists are in far more danger. CPJ is doing the exact opposite of what should be expected of an organization whose mission is to protect journalists.” Direct inquiries to action@honestreporting.com.

No, @BBCNews, it's not a "hostage exchange." One side are Israeli hostages, the other are Palestinian prisoners. If you can't tell the difference, you shouldn't call yourselves journalists.

No, @WSJ, the Bibas family did not simply "die in captivity." Four-year-old Ariel and nine-month-old Kfir were murdered in cold blood. Terrorists killed them with their bare hands. Stop whitewashing Hamas brutality.

No, @nytimes, Israa Jaabees wasn't "accused of attempted murder." She was convicted. Because her car didn't passively explode, she detonated a gas canister meant to be part of a suicide bombing. You also forgot to mention that Addameer, whom you cite as a "prisoners’ rights organization," is affiliated with the PFLP terror org. Stop trying to diminish the crime of a convicted terrorist. nytimes.com/live/2023/11/25/…

Emily Hand did not simply go "missing from Be'eri," @BBCNews. She did not walk out of her kibbutz into Gaza. Hamas terrorists abducted her. Why is it so difficult for the BBC to give agency to Palestinian terrorists?

This set of maps is designed to promote the lie that Israel has been stealing land from "Palestine" since 1946. Shame on @thetimes for including it in an "explainer." Here's an explanation of what these maps really show. 🧵

.@amanpour: The Israeli hostages have "probably been treated better than the average Gazan because they are the pawns & the chips that Hamas had." Starved, electrocuted, held in chains & cages underground, forced to dig their own graves. Is that what she considers being treated better than the average Gazan?

You've seen this shot everywhere. Gazans with empty pots and outstretched arms. But zoom out, and the "famine" narrative falls apart.🧵

🚨 BREAKING: Leaked BBC report admits editors pushed Hamas propaganda. BBC News & Arabic service “minimised Israeli suffering,” “painted Israel as the aggressor,” and aired Hamas claims without checks. Proof: BBC bias wasn’t a mistake – it was policy. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11…

While @RedCross issues a statement condemning Hamas for staging the recovery of an Israeli hostage's body, its own staff were at the scene watching this sick stunt taking place. Living hostages: the Red Cross didn't help. Dead hostages: the Red Cross is complicit with Hamas.

BREAKING: Israeli official confirms two important details. ⭕ Babies were decapitated at Kibbutz Be'eri. ⭕ Women were raped next to the bodies of fellow festivalgoers at Re'im. They were "killed twice, first raped and then murdered," the official said.

Noa Argamani was not "released." Hamas terrorists did not suddenly develop a conscience. She was *rescued* by IDF forces. @telegraph, we've fixed your headline for you. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…

Absolutely vile from @BBCNews. Dr. Khaled Dawas (@Kdawas) falsely claimed Israeli hostages are “military officers” – then described terrorists who butchered civilians as people “fighting occupation.” Murdering and raping Jews is not resistance. It’s barbarism.

Scoop: What were @AP, @Reuters, @CNN & @nytimes Gaza freelance photographers doing inside Israel on October 7? Coincidence or were they part of the plan? honestreporting.com/photogra…

No, @nytimes, Arbel Yehoud is not an Israeli soldier, she is a civilian and was kidnapped from her home in Nir Oz. Please correct the error and stop portraying Israelis as legitimate military targets for terrorists.

Who is Mahmoud Khalil? A deep dive into one of Columbia’s most controversial student leaders—and his shocking ties to pro-terror activism. 🧵

Oh, @gigihadid. Poor Ahmed went to Jerusalem “to stab Jews” and succeeded in seriously injuring a 13 year old Israeli which is what landed him in prison. But do go on.

The media is calling Francesca Albanese a "critic of Israel," but she's not. She's an antisemite, a terror apologist, and a fraud.🧵 @unwatch @hillelneuer

No, @AmnestyUK. You're way off the mark.

Hamas turned the latest exchange into a dark spectacle—boastful posters, stolen IDF gear, and ominous “gifts” for hostages to bring back. While much of the media ignored it, we won’t look away.

.@GretaThunberg claimed she was beaten, kicked, caged, and denied water in Israeli custody. Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says she never reported abuse. Israeli records show the same. Surprise surprise, Greta lied.

In the hours following our expose, new material is still coming to light concerning Gazan freelance journalist Hassan Eslaiah whom both AP & CNN used on Oct. 7. Here he is pictured with Hamas leader and mastermind of the Oct. 7 massacre, Yahya Sinwar.

🚨 Sky News just "discovered" that one of its Gazan freelancers had Hamas ties. Seriously, @SkyNews? His name is Hassan Eslaiah—the same guy we exposed over a year ago. AP and CNN already fired him last year. Next time, try vetting your journalists before hiring them.

Watch this @BBCNews producer openly admit live on air that Israel has been sending VERY clear warnings to Gaza residents in advance of air strikes on Hamas targets. Hamas isn't going to like you telling the truth, @Rushdibbc.

They were chanting 'Khaybar Khaybar ya Yahud'—an explicit threat to slaughter Jews. But for @SkyNews, it was just Palestinians 'celebrating' the ceasefire. With reporting like this, how can anyone trust the media?

Watering down the facts in Gaza. Israel facilitated the construction of sewage treatment and desalination plants and deployed a wastewater pipeline that connected Gaza to a treatment facility in the nearby Israeli city of Sderot.

Hamas' Casualty Count: The Math Isn't Mathing 🧵

We'd like to extend a hearty Mazel Tov to @SkyNews on recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Better late than never.

The number of @nytimes articles linking Israel to genocide were 9X higher than the peak for Rwanda, where 800,000 people were slaughtered in 100 days. In an interview with @thefp, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee describes antisemitism as a virus that evolves to scapegoat Jews for whatever society deems its greatest plague. The Holocaust is not a shield to deflect criticism of Israel. It’s a warning of what happens when Jews are falsely accused of crimes they did not commit.

A mob in Sydney chanted for the slaughter of Jews, but Australia’s largest news outlet misreported it as celebrating Assad’s downfall. They removed the footage without a correction. This isn’t just bad journalism—it’s dangerous.

When the Houthis killed an aid worker and took hostages, the UN suspended aid until their release. But in Gaza, shipments continue—no strings attached—while Hamas still holds hostages. Why the double standard?

A @Reuters video employs a split screen. On the left, 9-year-old Emily Hand, reunited with her father after being kidnapped by Hamas. On the right, Israa Jaabis, convicted Palestinian bomber, greeted by her family. Why has Reuters created a moral equivalence between the two? reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

🧵The media’s reporting on Hezollah’s rocket attack that killed 12 Israeli children has been disgraceful. Want to see the hideous lows journalists sank to last night?

Headlines scream “Israel bombing Lebanon,” but they miss that Israel is targeting Hezbollah. Since Oct 8, Hezbollah has fired nearly 9K rockets, killing 46 Israelis and displacing over 70K people. This isn’t escalation—it’s defense. The media needs to report the full picture.

Louis Theroux’s new BBC ‘Settlers’ documentary claims impartiality. What it delivers is a slick propaganda film: Israel as aggressor, settlers as sociopaths, Palestinians as voiceless victims. Let’s talk about what Theroux really chose to show—and what he left out. 🧵

Hamas’ videos show them in uniforms for propaganda, but on the battlefield? They hide in plain clothes, blending with civilians. It’s not about protecting Gazans—it’s about twisting narratives and hiding their true agenda.

Fixed your headline for you, @CNN.

Dear @guardian, we think you'll find that the IDF arrested, not "kidnapped" his mother. It took us 15 seconds of online research to find just this one social media post below, which could reasonably illustrate why. Shame your reporter couldn't do the same due diligence.

No, @CNN, the hostages weren’t carrying "memorabilia." They weren’t leaving a holiday camp with souvenirs. The hourglass, a cruel taunt from Hamas, bore an image of Matan Zangauker, still in captivity, meant for his mother with the message: "Time is running out." Stop erasing Hamas’ calculated psychological warfare and cruelty.

Everyone’s talking about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, but few are talking about how the media will cover it. 3 things to watch for: 1️⃣ Who’s portrayed as the “victim.” 2️⃣ How language blurs moral clarity. 3️⃣ Who headlines blame when the truce breaks. Stay alert. Stay skeptical.

1/ Despicable from @nytimes. When the terrorist is Palestinian and his victims are Israeli Jews, the whitewash begins. Zakaria Zubeidi — unrepentant mass murderer — gets the hero treatment. Crimes blurred. Victims erased. Let’s break down this vile feature 🧵

Michael Moore on @CNN: "98% of them [protesters] are not saying anything that's antisemitic because they don't believe in antisemitism, in part, because Palestinian people are Semites." How to prove you know nothing about antisemitism while talking about antisemitism. 🤦‍♂️

Why do so many young Palestinians turn to terrorism? It starts with education. UNRWA textbooks and Hamas TV glorify violence, pushing kids toward "martyrdom." Hamas summer camps turn childhood into terror prep. This is grooming, not education.

Hamas is parading hostages as trophies, trying to mask their atrocities with staged smiles and media theatrics. Don’t fall for the PR stunt—remember the horrific crimes behind the facade.

No Israeli fans were allowed at the game. But the mobs still came, chanting “baby killer” and hunting Jews. This wasn’t about soccer. It was antisemitism, loud and unashamed.

Four Columbia campus leaders are now being SUED for allegedly aiding and abetting Hamas. Here’s what you need to know. 🧵

Hamas turned the return of hostages’ bodies into a grotesque spectacle—flaunting antisemitic imagery, stolen weapons, and propaganda. The Red Cross tried to enforce basic decency, but Hamas refused. And much of the media looked the other way.

No, Gaza isn't the most densely populated place on earth. Not even close.

Today’s @nytimes front page is beyond disgusting. “The exchange of hostages” – as if Hamas terrorists and murderers are somehow equal to Israeli hostages held in Gaza. This is moral collapse printed in black and white.

“Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza,” writes @Reuters. Omitted: they were terrorists who crossed the yellow line, breaking the ceasefire. Once again, Reuters hides the terrorism – but never misses a chance to blame Israel.

Did you know the KGB helped invent the modern Palestinian identity as a Cold War weapon against Israel? Through Operation SIG, the Soviets created the PLO, recruited Arafat, and spread antisemitic propaganda to fight Israel as a proxy for the West, shaping the narratives still used today.

Tala Halawa is a "digital journalist" for the @BBC. Halawa directly influences and creates news content watched by many millions around the world. In what world can someone like this work for a professional news outlet?

Reminder: Gazans don’t need Iron Dome because Israel doesn’t indiscriminately bomb civilians.

Nerdeen Kiswani lied through her teeth on @DrPhil Let’s break down 7 of her most outrageous claims.🧵

We don't think @andersoncooper would be so sympathetic towards his interviewee on @CNN if he knew that she'd been tweeting posts celebrating the Oct. 7 massacre, demonizing Jews, calling for Israel's destruction, and even publicly wishing Hitler had finished the job. 🧵

🔥 Riots in LA aren’t just about immigration. Look closer. Palestinian flags, Molotov cocktails, and calls to “Globalize the Intifada” have hijacked these protests. The media stays silent, but we’re exposing the truth.

1/ Israel struck Hamas’s leadership hiding in luxury in Doha. Qatar condemned. The US confirmed it approved the op. These aren’t “politicians” – they’re the snakes financing & prolonging terror. Here’s who was in the room – and what the media won’t tell you. 🧵

OUTRAGE: @nytimes has rehired Gazan freelance filmmaker Soliman Hijjy (also spelled Sulaiman Hejji) who praised Adolf Hitler on social media and later posted he was “in a state of harmony as Hitler was during the Holocaust.”

Meet Pulitzer Prize winner Mosab Abu Toha. He justifies the kidnapping of Israelis on Oct. 7. We aren't going to congratulate him for his prize. Instead, we're going to ask @PulitzerPrizes whether they bothered to check his social media. Because we did, and it's not pretty. 🧵

🎯 The Sunday Times (@thetimes) nails it. 👇

🚨 SCANDAL: @Reuters, @AP & @nytimes had video footage of Hamas terrorists at Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital in the war’s early days. But they covered it up. 🧵

A Hamas operative was caught on video directing hostage Agam Berger’s release, instructing her to mimic his actions. This isn’t spontaneous—it’s staged. What you see on camera is exactly what Hamas wants you to see.

Farouq Khateeb has stomach cancer, a condition that would undoubtedly cause his current appearance whether or not he was in jail. Just the sort of context QNN doesn’t want you to know.

Only days ago, @CNN accused Israel of desecrating Gazan cemeteries, including Bani Suheila in Khan Younis. Today, the IDF uncovered an attack tunnel under Bani Suheila cemetery with explosives & terrorists inside, as well as an office used by the commander of Hamas’ eastern battalion of the Khan Younis Brigade to direct its activities on October 7. So, CNN, who is actually desecrating Gaza's cemeteries?

Hey, @SkyNews, are you complete idiots? 🤦 There are no Palestinian civilians trapped in tunnels inside Gaza. The Gaza tunnel network is purely terror infrastructure. Ergo, those inside them are terrorists, in this case, Hamas operatives.

Think Israel killed 400+ Palestinian women and children in Gaza? Of course you do—because that’s how the media reported it. Let’s break down how Hamas propaganda spread like wildfire.🧵

BREAKING🚨 Palestinian journalist Shatha Hammad has been stripped of her journalism award by the Thomson Reuters Foundation after we exposed her vile Facebook posts about Hitler, including those where she expressed her support for the Holocaust.

"Famine" makes headlines, but the math just isn't mathing. 🧵

Meet Samed Wajjeh. Here he is wearing his press vest as he works for media, including @MSNBC. In the thread below, you can see him with an AK-47. Would you trust him to provide untarnished objective coverage for Western media from Gaza?

Palestinians complain that Trump cutting funding to UNRWA. Say it will "starve Palestinian children." Then they buy a $50M private jet for President Abbas. Seriously, you can't make this stuff up. Will global media cover this story? timesofisrael.com/amid-fundi…

The first image comes from @nytimes, but the last two were shot by Anas Zayed Fteiha. A Gazan photojournalist recently exposed by Germany’s @BILD for staging scenes to push Hamas’ narrative.

Israel provided evidence to the media and US military documenting Islamic Jihad's attack on the Gaza hospital. Yet, the media chose to run with Hamas' narrative that it was an Israeli airstrike. Those accusations will haunt Israel forever. Shame on the media.

📺 Israeli comedy show mocks BBC News Eretz Nehederet is well-known for mocking many famous faces from Israeli life. Over the years, the show has regularly mocked international media for their coverage of Israel.

It appears that our story is compelling enough that somebody is attacking our website to prevent anyone from reading it. Here's an archived version in the meantime: web.archive.org/web/20231108…

Congratulations to @AP for winning a Pictures of the Year award. How does it feel to do so on the back of Palestinian photojournalists who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7 and took photos like the one below of Shani Louk's dead body in a Hamas pickup? Was @RJI bothered about that before bestowing the award? poy.org/81/14.html

We've been keeping a watchful eye on social media following Sinwar’s death. Here’s some of the worst takes we've encountered.🧵

"Concerns over appearance of hostages on both sides" -- @BBCNews. There are no "both sides" here. What a disgusting false moral equivalence between actual Israeli hostages held by Hamas & Palestinian prisoners jailed for terror offenses. It's the BBC. Why aren't we surprised?

When journalistic FOMO turns into a hit piece🙄: The BBC wasn’t included in an IDF media tour of a Hamas tunnel in Gaza, and rather than seeking alternative ways to “verify” the facts, they leaned into skepticism without doing the legwork.

Hezbollah intentionally targeted northern Israel with a barrage of rockets, setting over 2,500 acres on fire, but the media and climate justice warriors are nowhere to be found. The silence of their hypocrisy is deafening. @GretaThunberg

According to defense analyst Michael Clarke, there are almost 400 Israeli settlements, "if you include 30-odd in Gaza as well." Newsflash: There have been no Israeli settlements in Gaza since 2005. High-level analysis from @SkyNews. 🤦

Christiane Amanpour has apologized three times for anti-Israel “mistakes.” How many times does it take before CNN admits it’s not a slip — it’s a pattern? honestreporting.com/christia…

Charlie Kirk was *murdered* by a sniper. He did not simply "die." Like Israeli and Jewish victims of terror, add Kirk to the list of murder victims @nytimes cannot sympathize with, therefore treating their deaths with passive headlines.

The “Israel is an apartheid state” narrative didn’t start in Gaza, it started in the Kremlin. After Israel sided with the West, the Soviet Union launched a propaganda war branding Zionism as racism. Fifty years later, that lie still shapes global opinion.

Sickening: Scare quotes around the October 7 massacre. Just when you thought @BBCNews couldn't sink any lower.

🎬 No Other Land: When the truth doesn’t fit the script.🧵

The UN and some Arab nations condemn Israel for pausing aid to Gaza—yet the UN halted aid in Yemen over hostages. Meanwhile, Hamas refuses to release hostages or extend the ceasefire, forcing Israel to apply pressure. Don’t fall for headlines that ignore the double standard.

More lies from @OwenJones84 who falsely claimed on @ITV's @GMB that Israeli PM Netanyahu was in northern Gaza "laying a rock" for a new settlement & talking about rebuilding Gaza settlements. Actually, Netanyahu was in the south of Israel, not northern Gaza, laying the foundation stone for a new community in the area to be named “Ofir,” after Ofir Libstein, the head of the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council, who was killed during fighting with Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Oct. 7. He said: “We will restore the communities, expand them, and add more communities,” referring to those southern Israeli communities devastated by the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities. As reported in @TimesofIsrael: timesofisrael.com/several-ga… This is what happens when Owen Jones relies solely on mistranslated tweets for his info instead of actually doing due diligence like a real journalist. nitter.app/netanyahu/status/17299…

He's promised to freeze rent and make buses fast and free, but who really is New York's mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani? It turns out his record speaks for itself -- from founding his college campus's SJP branch to defending the phrase “globalize the intifada." After this video, you will know what he stands for -- don’t let anyone gaslight you into believing anything otherwise.

No, @washingtonpost, every day for the past six weeks, Hezbollah has attacked Israel and Israel has been forced to respond. This isn't "tit for tat" & Israel isn't the aggressor. And why do the tens of thousands of Israelis evacuated from their homes not even warrant a mention? washingtonpost.com/world/202…

🗺️ Is Gaza really sovereign? Before 1948, there was no Palestinian state—Gaza changed hands multiple times. In 2005, Israel withdrew every Israeli. Then Hamas took over, turning it into a terror base instead of a peaceful homeland. Not pushing any proposals—just the facts.

🚨 Exposed: A Gazan Journalist employed by CBS News with deep ties to terrorism. And yes, we can prove it. @CBSNews should be ashamed.

The @BBCWorld homepage. The haunting images of starved Israeli hostages? Nowhere to be seen. But a front-page moment for convicted murderers embracing their families. Sickening.

10 Indian workers were lured into the West Bank with false job promises. Their passports were taken, leaving them trapped—modern-day slavery. The IDF rescued them. India confirmed the case. Yet, barely a mention from the media. Presenter: @JoshuaBuchalter

No food, just a lens. This is what photo bias looks like: a tight crop that tells a scripted story instead of showing the full picture.

Oscar-winning Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham and Palestinian activist Basel Adra claim to show “life under occupation” in Masafer Yatta, yet their doc distorts the area’s true history. When you start with a pre-written script, propaganda wins out over facts.

This didn't start on October 7th. Or 1967. Or 1948. The common pro-Palestinian claim of "75 years of oppression" is actually 75 years of Israel being forced to endure Palestinian-Arab violence.

HonestReporting is being accused of being reckless and making baseless claims. So, we decided to lay out the timeline of events for you to decide... HonestReporting identified Yousef Masoud as one of the photographers taking pictures early on the morning of October 7. In that same expose, we explained that on October 7, Masoud was working for AP. The New York Times wrote a story the following day explaining that Masoud "was woken at home in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, by the sound of rocket fire, shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning." HonestReporting asked how he could have been woken by rocket fire at 5:30 a.m. when rockets did not start until 6:30 a.m. Two days later, the New York Times issued a correction changing the time he was awoken to 6:30 a.m. In that same article, they explain that his first photograph was taken more than 90 minutes after the attack began. Yet the AP image database shows metadata confirming that the photo he took of Gazans standing atop a tank east of the security fence was created at 6:41 a.m. (13 minutes after the attack began). In February 2024, the New York Times wrote a public letter to Itay Milner (the Spokesperson and Consul for Media Affairs at the Israeli Consulate in New York) falsely claiming that we said Masoud "began shooting pictures at 5:30 a.m." They also explained that "Masoud, we know from the photographic evidence, began shooting photographs after 6:30 a.m. - from his home's rooftop with the fighting visible in the distance..." Yet, within 11 minutes he was photographing Gazans atop a tank in Israel. Our original article led to subsequent investigations that credibly linked some photojournalists to terrorist organizations. Given all of these discrepancies , it is entirely reasonable for HonestReporting to be raising these questions and holding Mr. Masoud, the @AP, and the @nytimes publicly accountable. 🧵for the receipts...

The media rushed to report Hamas’ false claim that the IDF had killed dozens in a strike against Palestinians waiting for aid. But what really happened, and who is responsible? @AP @France24_en @haaretzcom