As 2022 draws to a close, HonestReporting looks back on a busy year in which we published some 180 long-form news critiques, over 110 in-depth educational articles, and 45 videos. In addition to effecting tangible change, our viral content reached hundreds and thousands of readers around the globe, in part due to our increased efforts in the social media realm.
Without further ado, here’s a recap of what our readers were buzzing about during the past 12 months:
1. CNN Producer Idris Muktar Ibrahim Tweeted ‘#TeamHitler,’ Called Hamas Terrorists ‘Freedom Fighters’
In November, HonestReporting exposed a CNN producer who previously tweeted his support for “#TeamHitler” and praised Hamas. After we reached out to the international news network and called on our readers to take action, CNN announced it had severed ties with Idris Muktar Ibrahim.
→ Read the full story
2. SUCCESS: Thomson Reuters Foundation Strips Antisemitic Palestinian Journalist of Award Following HonestReporting Exposé of Pro-Hitler Posts
In several Facebook posts uncovered by HonestReporting, Palestinian journalist Shatha Hammad signed off her comments using the nickname “Hitler” and joked that she was “in agreement” with the Nazi leader who oversaw the mass extermination of six million Jews during the Holocaust.
Less than 48 hours after we revealed Hammad’s violent and antisemitic posts, the Thomson Reuters Foundation stripped her of a prestigious journalism prize.
→ Read the full story
3. New York Times ‘Takes Action’ vs. Pro-Hitler, Pro-Terror Freelancers Due to HonestReporting Probe
As part of our forensic research into the people shaping the coverage of Israel, we discovered that The New York Times worked with two Palestinians who lauded Adolf Hitler and Palestinian terrorism. Following the publication of our article, the NYT stated that the newspaper “reviewed these concerns and [has] taken appropriate action.”
→ Read the full story
4. Obscuring Reality: Media Outlets Manipulate Facts in Reporting on Synagogue Hostage Incident
Numerous media reports about Texas synagogue gunman Malik Faisal Akram failed to make clear to readers that he targeted a synagogue on the Jewish day of rest during Sabbath prayers in a clearly antisemitic attack.
→ Read the full story
5. The ‘Fix’ Is In: How Hitler-Praising Palestinians Are Warping Gaza Conflict Coverage
On August 11, HonestReporting put a spotlight on the violent and antisemitic social media history of Fady Hanona, a freelance producer and fixer who was credited by The New York Times in multiple stories. “I don’t accept a Jew, Israeli or Zionist, or anyone else who speaks Hebrew. I’m with killing them wherever they are: children, elderly people, and soldiers,” Hanona had said.
In response to our exposé, The New York Times, VICE News, the BBC, The Guardian, SBS Australia, and ABC News Australia all moved to cut ties with Hanona.
→ Read the full story
6. Texas Synagogue Attack Was Motivated By Antisemitism… But Apparently Not For The New York Times & BBC
In the days following the January 15 Texas synagogue attack, the FBI unequivocally stated that the “Jewish community was targeted.” In response, many news outlets updated their reporting. Two notable exceptions to this praiseworthy example of journalistic due diligence were The New York Times and the British Broadcasting Corporation.
→ Read the full story
7. Will Queen Elizabeth’s Death Trigger a New Era in the Royal Relationship With Israel?
Shortly after Queen Elizabeth’s death was announced on September 8, Israeli leaders hailed her extraordinary reign, including Prime Minister Yair Lapid who described her as leaving an “unparalleled legacy of leadership and service” and President Isaac Herzog who paid tribute to an “icon of stable, responsible leadership, and a beacon of morality, humanity and patriotism.”
Yet, the Queen is said to have had a complex relationship with the State of Israel, which is notably one of the few countries she never visited in an official capacity during her 70 years on the throne.
→ Read the full story
8. HonestReporting EXCLUSIVE: Shireen Abu Akleh Death ‘Witness’ Turns Out To Be Islamic Jihad Terrorist
A key “civilian” eyewitness in the formal complaint against Israel filed by Al Jazeera at the International Criminal Court over the death of Shireen Abu Akleh is a terrorist affiliated with the US-designated terrorist organization Islamic Jihad, HonestReporting discovered exclusively.
→ Read the full story
9. Closet Zionist? Linda Sarsour’s On the Down Low Visit to Israel
What has one of the founders and former co-chair of the Women’s March, who was forced to step down because of her vocal support for the BDS movement whose ultimate goal is the end of Israel, been up to in 2022?
Turns out that in order to decompress, Linda Sarsour has been enjoying the sights and sounds of a city renowned for its diversity. But while images of San Francisco, Amsterdam, or Paris may come to mind, Sarsour in fact visited Haifa, one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse cities in Israel.
→ Read the full story
10. Does Netflix Have a Problem With Israel?
The tremendous growth that Netflix has achieved in just over two decades has been attributed to a culture that encourages outside-the-box thinking so as to create “empathy and understanding” through the stories the platform tells.
If so, how is it that a senior executive at the streaming service has been allowed to go on an anti-Israel and anti-Zionist tirade on social media, labeling the Jewish state as “violent, racist, colonial and apartheid” without being held to account?
→ Read the full story
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HonestReporting Recap: Our Top 10 Most Popular Content of 2022
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As 2022 draws to a close, HonestReporting looks back on a busy year in which we published some 180 long-form news critiques, over 110 in-depth educational articles, and 45 videos. In addition to effecting tangible change, our viral content reached hundreds and thousands of readers around the globe, in part due to our increased efforts in the social media realm.
Without further ado, here’s a recap of what our readers were buzzing about during the past 12 months:
1. CNN Producer Idris Muktar Ibrahim Tweeted ‘#TeamHitler,’ Called Hamas Terrorists ‘Freedom Fighters’
In November, HonestReporting exposed a CNN producer who previously tweeted his support for “#TeamHitler” and praised Hamas. After we reached out to the international news network and called on our readers to take action, CNN announced it had severed ties with Idris Muktar Ibrahim.
→ Read the full story
2. SUCCESS: Thomson Reuters Foundation Strips Antisemitic Palestinian Journalist of Award Following HonestReporting Exposé of Pro-Hitler Posts
In several Facebook posts uncovered by HonestReporting, Palestinian journalist Shatha Hammad signed off her comments using the nickname “Hitler” and joked that she was “in agreement” with the Nazi leader who oversaw the mass extermination of six million Jews during the Holocaust.
Less than 48 hours after we revealed Hammad’s violent and antisemitic posts, the Thomson Reuters Foundation stripped her of a prestigious journalism prize.
→ Read the full story
3. New York Times ‘Takes Action’ vs. Pro-Hitler, Pro-Terror Freelancers Due to HonestReporting Probe
As part of our forensic research into the people shaping the coverage of Israel, we discovered that The New York Times worked with two Palestinians who lauded Adolf Hitler and Palestinian terrorism. Following the publication of our article, the NYT stated that the newspaper “reviewed these concerns and [has] taken appropriate action.”
→ Read the full story
4. Obscuring Reality: Media Outlets Manipulate Facts in Reporting on Synagogue Hostage Incident
Numerous media reports about Texas synagogue gunman Malik Faisal Akram failed to make clear to readers that he targeted a synagogue on the Jewish day of rest during Sabbath prayers in a clearly antisemitic attack.
→ Read the full story
5. The ‘Fix’ Is In: How Hitler-Praising Palestinians Are Warping Gaza Conflict Coverage
On August 11, HonestReporting put a spotlight on the violent and antisemitic social media history of Fady Hanona, a freelance producer and fixer who was credited by The New York Times in multiple stories. “I don’t accept a Jew, Israeli or Zionist, or anyone else who speaks Hebrew. I’m with killing them wherever they are: children, elderly people, and soldiers,” Hanona had said.
In response to our exposé, The New York Times, VICE News, the BBC, The Guardian, SBS Australia, and ABC News Australia all moved to cut ties with Hanona.
→ Read the full story
6. Texas Synagogue Attack Was Motivated By Antisemitism… But Apparently Not For The New York Times & BBC
In the days following the January 15 Texas synagogue attack, the FBI unequivocally stated that the “Jewish community was targeted.” In response, many news outlets updated their reporting. Two notable exceptions to this praiseworthy example of journalistic due diligence were The New York Times and the British Broadcasting Corporation.
→ Read the full story
7. Will Queen Elizabeth’s Death Trigger a New Era in the Royal Relationship With Israel?
Shortly after Queen Elizabeth’s death was announced on September 8, Israeli leaders hailed her extraordinary reign, including Prime Minister Yair Lapid who described her as leaving an “unparalleled legacy of leadership and service” and President Isaac Herzog who paid tribute to an “icon of stable, responsible leadership, and a beacon of morality, humanity and patriotism.”
Yet, the Queen is said to have had a complex relationship with the State of Israel, which is notably one of the few countries she never visited in an official capacity during her 70 years on the throne.
→ Read the full story
8. HonestReporting EXCLUSIVE: Shireen Abu Akleh Death ‘Witness’ Turns Out To Be Islamic Jihad Terrorist
A key “civilian” eyewitness in the formal complaint against Israel filed by Al Jazeera at the International Criminal Court over the death of Shireen Abu Akleh is a terrorist affiliated with the US-designated terrorist organization Islamic Jihad, HonestReporting discovered exclusively.
→ Read the full story
9. Closet Zionist? Linda Sarsour’s On the Down Low Visit to Israel
What has one of the founders and former co-chair of the Women’s March, who was forced to step down because of her vocal support for the BDS movement whose ultimate goal is the end of Israel, been up to in 2022?
Turns out that in order to decompress, Linda Sarsour has been enjoying the sights and sounds of a city renowned for its diversity. But while images of San Francisco, Amsterdam, or Paris may come to mind, Sarsour in fact visited Haifa, one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse cities in Israel.
→ Read the full story
10. Does Netflix Have a Problem With Israel?
The tremendous growth that Netflix has achieved in just over two decades has been attributed to a culture that encourages outside-the-box thinking so as to create “empathy and understanding” through the stories the platform tells.
If so, how is it that a senior executive at the streaming service has been allowed to go on an anti-Israel and anti-Zionist tirade on social media, labeling the Jewish state as “violent, racist, colonial and apartheid” without being held to account?
→ Read the full story
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