If there’s no way to corroborate or refute what Israel said, don’t print what Israel said.
Why? What they said is newsworthy.
“Israel bombed this building”
“Why?”
“Dunno, didn’t ask.”
Even if you don’t believe the answer, getting an answer is still newsworthy. Everyone should be aware that it’s not necessarily the truth, but it’s newsworthy as the justification they’re using. If it comes out later that the building was an orphanage, you can’t use that to challenge the government’s justification that it was a command and control center if you never got them on the record saying they bombed it because it was a command and control center.
President Biden claimed former President Trump was “exaggerating” and “lying” about the crisis at the southern border during the first presidential debate.
Why? What they said is newsworthy.
“Israel bombed this building”
“Why?”
“Dunno, didn’t ask.”
Even if you don’t believe the answer, getting an answer is still newsworthy. Everyone should be aware that it’s not necessarily the truth, but it’s newsworthy as the justification they’re using. If it comes out later that the building was an orphanage, you can’t use that to challenge the government’s justification that it was a command and control center if you never got them on the record saying they bombed it because it was a command and control center.
They don’t report Russia’s claims this way. They don’t report Iran’s claims this way.
And people can see it, which is why they don’t trust the media anymore.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-1.6460410
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-developing-interceptor-drones-counter-russian-attacks-2025-06-20/
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-and-missile-attack-killed-7-injured-dozens-across-ukraine-over-past-day/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/23/live-iran-vows-to-respond-to-us-attacks-trump-hints-at-regime-change
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250608-russia-says-pushing-offensive-into-ukraine-s-dnipropetrovsk-region
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/biden-claims-trump-is-exaggerating-about-the-situation-at-the-border-213854789562
They report on Russia and Iran’s claims exactly the same way they report on anyone else’s claims.