'Amazing Thread': Drew Holden Names & Shames Media Outlets That Rushed to Parrot Hamas Propaganda

About ten days ago, after the Hamas attacks in Israel, Drew Holden had a threat about the worst of the hack media takes.

The "journalism" that followed Palestine's claims of Israel attacking a hospital in Gaza and killing hundreds of people might even put that to shame, which was a high bar to clear.

Holden (@DrewHolden360) has another thread chock full of examples of media malpractice following reports that were more concerned with setting a narrative instead of publishing factual information:

One of those threads I knew was coming, knew it’d be bad, and it’s still worse than I thought it’d be. Just outright, purposeful malpractice by the mainstream press. https://t.co/59jAwF68am
— Daniel Vaughan (@dvaughanCI) October 19, 2023

This might be one of the most egregious recent examples of irresponsible reporting on the part of the media, outright anti-Israeli bias, antisemitism, or all three. By the way, an edit is neither a correction nor a retraction. https://t.co/7gK9CJzg4v
— Mark W. Gardner (@MWillyG) October 19, 2023

Amazing thread collecting false statements from dozens of major global media outlets parroting Hamas’s fictitious story about an Israeli air strike destroying a hospital. https://t.co/u5vvzFAI09
— Michael P Senger (@michaelpsenger) October 19, 2023

No matter how much you distrust the media, it's never enough.

Media outlets carrying water for terrorists should be named and shamed, and so be it:

🧵THREAD🧵

A deadly blast hit Gaza yesterday. Hamas blamed Israel. The media rushed to parrot their claims. Evidence suggests they were lies. @FreeBeacon

Here are the outlets who carried water for a terrorist group to smear Israel ⤵️ https://t.co/z3RW3XVmEe
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

Remember, the outlets who pushed this Hamas lie are the same ones who have spent years shouting that the greatest threat society faces is disinformation.

Apparently they’re happy to promote disinfo so long as it confirms their priors. pic.twitter.com/74PFRcZGW1
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

Not unlike NBC News' "disinformation reporter" who helped spread disinformation.

Then there were the individual journalists who pushed the lie. Here’s @michellenichols and @idreesali114 from @Reuters and @OmarJimenez from @CNN pic.twitter.com/W3hMOExe5J
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

This is just amazing, and NOT in a good way...

And there was @KarenAttiah, who recently appeared to endorse the idea of violence against Israelis following Hamas’s initial attacks (found by @megynkelly), who suggested that Israel had to be behind the explosion. (H/t @ChuckRossDC) pic.twitter.com/GWuUIiHP11
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

Here’s how the lies from the press get repeated by other people in the media yniverae, like @keithboykin. pic.twitter.com/4qz8wvTzWX
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

@KeithOlbermann presented without comment. pic.twitter.com/LcCWfOWhQ1
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

Those with "walk back" efforts have of course included the New York Times:

Some outlets have since very quietly changed their headlines to try to walk back their since disproven claims, like @nytimes. https://t.co/bGlrXuWFhj
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

CNN was predictably shameful:

@CNN was even worse, as @JordanSchachtel points out: covering their tracks on the initial lie but respinning the follow up to still blame Israel. https://t.co/7gcThN92yI
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

As was the Associated Press, etc.:

@AP did something similar, as @JerylBier points out. https://t.co/zX3klItEgf
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

This progression from @business really is something. Look at the time stamps. pic.twitter.com/xISJ1vfcq8
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

Plenty of people who are always happy to hate on Israel ran with the misinformation.

Some of them, like @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib, are in Congress. pic.twitter.com/6NBegWdbMc
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

There will be ZERO lessons learned:

If you’re wondering whether the press will learn anything from all this, outlets like @nytimes are still parroting Hamas when it comes to the disputed death count, even a day later. pic.twitter.com/3sqGxPOBmz
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

In your anger toward the media about this journalistic malpractice, please don’t forget that there are real people suffering as a result of this violence. There are plenty of charities at work on the ground — if you can, please donate to them.
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) October 18, 2023

That's a good reminder. People are suffering, and the media and others who use the situation to score political points aren't helping.

If anyone ever tells you there is no bias in the media please direct them to another tremendous thread from Drew. It is disgusting how these awful people in “journalism” get away with this time after time after time. https://t.co/AP2fHqS22M
— TheAmishTerp (@TheAmishTerp) October 19, 2023

Sadly, it won't be the last time.

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