HR on X: Our Top X Posts for August 2026

With an ever-growing social media presence, HonestReporting is active on X (formerly Twitter), where journalists, opinion-formers, and influencers are.

Here is a selection of HonestReporting’s top X posts for August 2026:

UN’s Gaza Famine Claims Collapse

For years, the @UN said Gaza was starving, and Israel was singularly to blame.

In 2023, it warned of mass starvation.
In 2024, famine was “imminent.”
By 2025, the UN-backed IPC said famine was happening.

Now, new UN data shows acute malnutrition across Gaza at 0.2% to 0.8%,… pic.twitter.com/vyQSzEd37v
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 22, 2026

Targeted Killings, Not “Mass Murder,” Mehdi

This is highly dishonest, @mehdirhasan.

Whatever one thinks of Ben-Gvir, he did not call for the “mass murder of Palestinians,” as you claim. He called for targeted killings of those he identified as terrorists.

And in the very same interview, Ben-Gvir repeatedly criticized…
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 19, 2026

Exposed: Hassan Abu Warda’s PIJ Sniper Unit Membership

Barq Gaza news agency director Hassan Abu Warda is presented as just a journalist by @pressfreedom and @IFJGlobal on their databases of slain Palestinian media workers.

On Wednesday, Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced him as part of its Northern Brigade's Sniper Unit. pic.twitter.com/GXtvU2kPmq
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 6, 2026

The Gazan Kite Video No One at IBT Questioned

.@IBTimesUK built an entire story around a viral video of a Gazan boy dramatically tearing up his kites.

It even faithfully reports him declaring:

“So that Netanyahu is satisfied. So that Katz is satisfied. So that Trump is satisfied.”

A Gazan child just happens to reel off… pic.twitter.com/o3pMNfweJj
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 26, 2026

The Gaza Border Kite Controversy, Unpacked

1/6
🪁 Hamas are directing children to launch kites across Israel’s border.

They’re landing near communities devastated on October 7.

The IDF believes Hamas may be testing Israel’s response.

Before mocking Israel, watch what incendiary kites from Gaza did in 2018. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/Ia10y9Zo7r
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 25, 2026

AP Credits Hamas for 8 Rescues and 52 Recoveries by the IDF

“All hostages or their remains were later released”?

No, @AP. @IDF troops rescued 8 hostages from captivity, and recovered the bodies of 52 deceased hostages.

Why are you using language that gives Hamas credit for something Israeli troops risked their lives to accomplish? pic.twitter.com/bdeOlaumVi
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 25, 2026

Sky News’ Adam Parsons Skips the E1 Context

Israel has issued a tender for housing in E1, an area it is entitled to administer under the Oslo Accords.

And despite the condemnations, major peace proposals over the years have generally envisioned E1 remaining under Israeli sovereignty.

So why is Israel being accused of…
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 23, 2026

Hind Khoudary Appears to Out Herself

Awkward. https://t.co/O46laJy3Wc pic.twitter.com/8nQftPD65j
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 16, 2026

Sky News Whitewashes “Yahud” Translation and Mislabels Israeli Communities

The Palestinian child at 1:49 specifically refers to Yahud – Jews. Not Israelis. If you are going to promote Palestinian propaganda, at least translate it correctly, @SkyNews.

And, @AdamParsons, communities inside Israel are not "settlements" as you say at 2:30. Do you have the…
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 25, 2026

CPJ’s Overdue Audit Still Ignores Terror Ties of Ahmed Abu Sharia

Meet Ahmed Abu Sharia.

Eulogized as a field commander of the Mujahideen Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement, @pressfreedom describes him as a "freelance photographer and editor" on their website.@pressfreedom, why have you not removed him from… pic.twitter.com/A5j4v2BASO
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 12, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed’s AIPAC Conspiracy Was Fact-Checked

People say Israel “buys” American politicians. So let’s follow the money.

Abdul El-Sayed built his campaign around attacking Israel and AIPAC, accusing the organization of buying influence, punishing critics of Israel, and using antisemitism to silence opposition. After narrowly… pic.twitter.com/UAvybU4jcw
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 5, 2026

BBC Erases Judea’s Jewish Kingdom Status, & Accuses Israel of “Weaponizing Archaeology”

The irony in @BBCWorld’s piece is almost too neat.

It accuses Israel of “weaponising archaeology,” then tells readers King Herod ruled the Kingdom of Judea “just before the Christian era.”

Curious phrasing.

Judea wasn’t defined by what came after it.

It was a Jewish kingdom.… pic.twitter.com/v0ewI6Y5fW
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 9, 2026

Marvel Actors Call for Convicted Terrorist Marwan Barghouti’s Release

Dear @marvel actors, your hero Marwan Barghouti is no symbol of freedom – he is a convicted murderer and terror mastermind who called for escalation against Israel after October 7.

Stop romanticizing a real-life supervillain.https://t.co/Wz85vUbtIB https://t.co/7hAx8C0cmq pic.twitter.com/feVCDK6zwE
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 23, 2026

The Guardian Equates Israel’s Gaza & Lebanon Wars With Putin’s Invasion

No, @guardian. Israel is not carrying out an “indiscriminate bloody slaughter.”

There is no equivalence between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

Putin launched a war of conquest.

Israel responded to attacks initiated by Hamas and Hezbollah.… pic.twitter.com/DCfUWUDvRu
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 30, 2026

Liked this article? Follow HonestReporting on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to see even more posts and videos debunking news bias and smears, as well as other content explaining what’s really going on in Israel and the region. Get updates direct to your phone. Join our WhatsApp and Telegram channels!