Last week, MSNBC was heavily criticized after broadcasting these maps of the Middle East:
https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/655117203545559040
After being pounded for peddling “propaganda” like that, MSNBC offered this apology:
.@MSNBC apologizes on air for showing anti-Israel map full of lies https://t.co/VCbTWLTv8o
— Andreas Fagerbakke (@afagerbakke) October 19, 2015
MSNBC apologizes on air for misleading Palestinian map. https://t.co/AvuujG1vkx @cerenomri @Kredo0 @elderofziyon @soccerdhg @davidhorovitz
— Matthew RJ Brodsky (@RJBrodsky) October 19, 2015
Partial transcript:
“Last Thursday, in an attempt to talk about the context for the current turmoil in the Middle East, we showed a series of maps of the changing geography in that region. We realized after we went off the air the maps were not factually accurate and we regret using them.”
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