HonestReporting’s Top Media Corrections – April-May 2023

HonestReporting works tirelessly to monitor the media and ensure factual errors get corrected.

Here are our top corrections for April and May 2023, including CNN, BBC, The New York Times, Daily Mail, ABC Australia, Good Morning America, Voice of America, and United Press International:

Christiane Amanpour Claims That Three Members of the Dee Family Were Killed in a ‘Shootout’

SUCCESS: Following our campaign for a public apology, @CNN’s @amanpour says live on air: “I have written to Rabbi Leo Dee to apologize and make sure that he knows that we apologize for any further pain that may have caused him.”

See the full story here: https://t.co/ppmGQL5927 pic.twitter.com/PxWeyB0id0

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 22, 2023

CNN Miscaptions a Photo of the Dome of the Rock

UPDATE: The caption now says "at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound."

Thank you @CNN for correcting the error in response to our request.

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 23, 2023

The New York Times Misrepresents a Barrage of Rockets as a ‘Rocket Strike’

UPDATE: @nytimes has corrected the sub-header in response to our request.

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 3, 2023

BBC Misidentifies Al-Aqsa Mosque

After we flagged the error, @BBCWorld has fixed the photo caption.

Nothing however, will fix @BowenBBC’s longstanding bias and disdain towards Israel. https://t.co/nL4LdpiRQs

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) April 18, 2023

BBC Refers to a Senior Islamic Jihad Member as an ‘Activist’

UPDATE: Thank you BBC for responding to our request for a correction with an updated photo caption that now reads: "Khader Adnan was a senior figure from Islamic Jihad who was awaiting trial in Israel on terrorism charges."

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 3, 2023

ITV Claims That Three Members of the Dee Family Died After Being ‘Caught in Crossfire’

In correspondence with HonestReporting, the UK’s ITV News said:

We would like to apologize for the use of the phrase ‘caught in crossfire’. This phrase did not accurately reflect the circumstances surrounding thedeaths of Lucy Dee and her daughters Maia and Rina. The reporter is now aware that this phrase should not have been usedand he, and ITV News London, apologize for the language used, which was a human error during a live broadcast.

Journalist Daniel Henry also contacted HonestReporting via social media and apologized:

In my live report I made a mistake in the way I described what happened to the Dee family.

They were intentionally shot at – but I said they were caught in crossfire, which wasn’t accurate.

The mistake was not deliberate or malicious – but I know that inaccuracies in our coverage of tragedies like this can really hurt.

I appreciate the damage is already done – but please know that I am sorry I got that important detail wrong.

ABC Australia Refers to a Former Palestinian Militant as a ‘Freedom Fighter’

SUCCESS: In correspondence with HonestReporting, @abcnews says: "We have reviewed the story and we are confident it is fair and balanced, however the term 'freedom fighter' has been removed from the article." https://t.co/HshiJ0ItXt

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 31, 2023

ABC News’s Good Morning America Claims That Nazareth Is in Palestine

👏 Thank you to @GMA @ABCNewsLive for responding to our request to correct the error and recognizing that Nazareth is indeed a part of Israel, not Palestine. https://t.co/GOGXbmWELT pic.twitter.com/7XXrW3PXKQ

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) April 18, 2023

Daily Mail Misreports That Israel Was Knocked Out of the Eurovision Finals

UPDATE: Thank you @MailOnline for correcting the error in response to our request.

We hope you enjoy watching Israel's fantastic entry in the #Eurovision2023 final.

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 12, 2023

UPI Asserts That Israeli ‘Rocket Attacks’ Were Directed Against ‘Palestinian Settlements’

UPDATE: Following our complaint, UPI has partially amended its text, which now says: "The IDF said it countered with rocket attacks of its own, striking weapon manufacturing sites, military compounds and 'underground terrorist tunnels belonging to terrorist organizations.'"

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 3, 2023

Voice of America Misidentifies the Location of Israeli Counter-Terrorism Raids

UPDATE: Thank you @VOANews for finally correcting the error in response to our request. pic.twitter.com/HH4ntOJwm4

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 15, 2023

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Misidentifies the Western Wall as the ‘Holiest Site in Judaism’

Better late than never. @ArkansasOnline 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 responds to our request and corrects the error.

The Temple Mount, not the Western Wall, is the holiest site in Judaism. https://t.co/F5fa4bCbSs pic.twitter.com/wdpm7ak5yt

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 21, 2023