As we reported in July, Axios seems to have used the same photo of an emaciated Gaza boy dying of starvation that the New York Times used. It seems a lot of news outlets had photo shoots with the starving boy, ignoring that the mother looked well-fed, as did the brother they cropped out of the photos. The Times added an editor's note to the story, saying, "After publication, The Times learned that he also had pre-existing health problems."
Just a couple of weeks ago, Marina Medvin caught the BBC in a headline about a "malnourished" Gaza woman. The woman had leukemia and a genetic condition that hindered her from absorbing nutrients, and Israel even facilitated her evacuation to Italy for medical treatment.
Now, it's The Daily Mirror's turn. "Stop Starving Gaza's Kids" reads the front cover, along with a photo of another "starving" child.
Saturday's front page: stop starving Gaza kids#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/zz83wtSZbO pic.twitter.com/8gnn40fFyt
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 22, 2025
That post earned The Mirror a Community Note:
Readers added context to this image
Important context:
Kareem Muammar, whose photo appears on Mirror's front page, suffers from Fanconi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects the liver, kidneys, and intestines, disrupting the absorption of essential nutrients.
If there are so many starving children in Gaza, might the media find a real one and post their picture?
Karim Amar has Fanconi syndrome, a genetic disease that affects the kidneys, liver and intestines and prevents the body from absorbing food.
— Max 📟 (@MaxNordau) August 23, 2025
If there was mass starvation, you wouldn’t have to lie.
Hooray for Pallywood!
— dmsimon (@dmsimon) August 23, 2025
@grok why is it so hard to find a “starving” individual in Gaza that doesn’t have some kind of non related illness to post on the first page of large newspapers?
— Saunders.N.P (@Saundersnp) August 23, 2025
Hi @DailyMirror, if Gaza were truly in famine, why did you have to use the photo of Karim Maamar, a Gazan boy suffering from Fanconi syndrome, a genetic disorder, to portray it? https://t.co/pnHpKeO92x
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) August 23, 2025
The only people starving in Gaza are the hostages.
— Ultra Cyber Lounge 🏴🎗️ (@CyberGenerate) August 23, 2025
The Famine Hoax!
— Hamas Atrocities (@HamasAtrocities) August 13, 2025
1. Post a picture of a mother with two thin babies
2. Gain world coverage about the "famine"
3. Find that one baby has a genetic disease. The other one is fine
4. Realize that the sick child was treated at an Israeli hospital
5. Wait in vain for recognition pic.twitter.com/9UXHzCJbUK
I'm looking forward to the blood libel and slander lawsuits against these outlets.
— Anti-Fascist. Anti-Islam. 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@izCoopz) August 23, 2025
They haven't thought that far ahead, their people will lose jobs, and they'll collectively lose billions.
No one will lose their jobs. We'll be lucky if The Mirror adds an editor's note like the Times did.
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Editor's Note: The mainstream media continues to deflect, gaslight, spin, and lie.
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