The attempted hijacking of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that was carrying mostly Israelis has caused the predictable media reaction, which is along these lines:
Muslim co-pilot stabs pilot and tries to take down plane with 180 passengers
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 30, 2026
Media: pic.twitter.com/2sfYv2nI2M
Brace for the MSM to do its best imitations of the old Norm Macdonald post in the coming hours and days.
The New York Times took the cake though when their PR people defended a story that called one pilot stabbing the other in order to hijack and crash the plane an "altercation."
Our headlines and live coverage contain all the facts we're able to confirm as we confirm them. Unlike activists and partisans, we don't publish speculation or unverified information. Here's a Gift Link to follow along as we update our reporting:https://t.co/TL1k9Ha6lP https://t.co/xmbC7vbqP7
— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) September 30, 2026
Nice Community Note they've got there!
"We don't publish speculation or unverified information" deserves a separate Community Note.
People have responded with many past New York Times "journalistic" offerings to counter that claim, but The Federalist's Sean Davis had the mother of all past stories from the Times that obliterates their spin.
“we don’t publish speculation or unverified information” https://t.co/38ME9RlCPK pic.twitter.com/o2WCVQrzLO
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) September 30, 2026
There are countless other examples of why that statement from the Times is totally laughable.
lol. Remember when you conspired with the corrupt DOJ and FBI to spread obviously false information claiming Trump stole the 2016 election by colluding with Russia?
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) September 30, 2026
But they don't publish speculation or unverified information"... or so we're expected to believe.
“we don’t publish speculation or unverified information” pic.twitter.com/hDKrrq6ZRP
— Rhetoric Facer 🇺🇸 (@John_Monahan) September 30, 2026
Lol. pic.twitter.com/wsIlGl9Tn4
— Pam D (@soirchick) September 30, 2026
NY Times claims they aren't partisan activists who post fake news.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 30, 2026
Here are just a few examples of NY Times TOTALLY NOT being partisan and posting fake news... https://t.co/2WUcDvIHsF pic.twitter.com/CnlIipJPyq
Take ALL the seats, NYT.
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