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HR Prompts a Tel Aviv Capital Correction From The Independent
The Independent corrects the error after falsely implying Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital city.
Simon Plosker
August 29, 2019
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The Independent corrects the error after falsely implying Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital city.
UPDATE: Following a message sent from HonestReporting to The Independent, and a strong reaction
A simple edit to a quote erroneously makes it appear as if Israel attacked Syria using Russian supplied weapons.
The Guardian republishes a baseless smear about Gazan babies dying alone in Israel hospitals despite the story having already been debunked.
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Beitar Jerusalem’s minority of extremist fans are falsely held up by The Independent as a symbol of Israeli soccer and Zionism.
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HonestReporting prompts The Independent to correct an error that referred to Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s president.
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