'Really Vox'd this one up': Al Jazeera forced to retract false story

Jim Jamitis | 7:20 PM on February 25, 2015

Al Jazeera is gunning for Vox’s position as a leader in reporting fake explanations for events.

They ran with a story attributing flooding in Gaza to Israel’s intentionally opening dams for that purpose. Some investigation by The Washington Examiner’s T. Becket Adams showed the story to be entirely false and Al Jazeera had to issue a full retraction.

Kudos to Al-Jazeera, network retracts story about #Israel opening "dams" that flooded #Gaza; credit where it is due pic.twitter.com/E8oauST4ax

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) February 25, 2015

@sfrantzman This is minimal integrity. Why the praise?

— The Middle (@TheMiddle123) February 25, 2015

@TheMiddle123 Most papers didn't print retractions

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) February 25, 2015

Boy, Al Jazeera really Vox'd this one up. pic.twitter.com/cVYxJHmm0u

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) February 25, 2015

@JohnEkdahl I like how Vox is now a verb in a negative way.

— ClassicalLibMOT (@CygnusA81) February 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/PostmasterBen/status/570726750470217729

@JohnEkdahl I'd like to stick this down the throats of ppl who say AJ is a "real" news network as opposed to @FoxNews. #JonCarroll @sfgate

— (((L.N. Smithee))) (@LNSmithee) February 25, 2015

Al Jazeera retracts Gaza flooding story after probe by @BecketAdams of @dcexaminer http://t.co/cSsFS96Nzc

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 25, 2015