Many column inches have been dedicated to the rise of the Religious Zionism and Jewish Power party list led by Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir respectively. This includes CNN, which made one small historical error:
CNN states: "this would be the first time that the leaders of Religious Zionist/Jewish Power could have control of government ministries."
FACT-CHECK: #False. Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich was Transport Minister from 2019-20. https://t.co/wiPRONe7xk https://t.co/kESvc0QMtU
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) November 3, 2022
CNN issued this correction following correspondence with HonestReporting:
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