World Affairs

'40 Beheaded Babies' : Media Amplifying an Unconfirmed Story

Source: Middle East Eye   October 16, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFtE9HMtiOc

On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, the world woke up to newspapers plastered with a horrific headline about '40 babies decapitated by Hamas.'

But was the story true? And does it matter? We dig into the dizzying, circular debate around the darkest story of an already devastating week and ask whether journalists fulfilled their duty to fact-check it or instead helped Israel justify its policy of 'collective punishment' in Gaza.

Source: Middle East Eye   October 16, 2023
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