Remember the murder of Lee Rigby in London years back? It was so difficult for the British press in that time to print "Islamist terrorists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale." They fot around to it, but is was -- well -- so hard....
Posted on 11/12/2025 4:33:12 PM PST by Milagros
Based on CAMERA watchdog: https://www.camera.org/article/poynter-politifact-fact-check-misleads-on-beheadings/ and more
| Date: | October 7, 2023 |
| Location: | Southern Israel (Kfar Aza, Be'eri, and others) |
| Type: | Terrorist atrocity, massacre, decapitation |
| Perpetrators: | Hamas terrorists from Gaza |
| Outcome: | Confirmed beheadings of babies and children by Israeli eyewitnesses, first responders, and forensic experts. Poynter/PolitiFact fact-checks later retracted after CAMERA critique. |
During the barbaric October 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel, Hamas terrorists beheaded Israeli babies and children — acts verified by multiple Israeli officials, emergency responders, journalists, and forensic pathologists. While hostile media voices fixated on disputing a specific number (“40”), the underlying fact of infant and child decapitations stands as an undeniable testament to Hamas’s savagery. These atrocities reflect the terror group’s genocidal intent and underscore Israel’s moral right — indeed, its obligation — to eradicate the threat posed by Hamas.
The Iran-backed Hamas regime launched an unprovoked massacre on October 7, 2023, firing thousands of rockets at Israeli cities before invading peaceful communities near Gaza. The terrorists murdered over 1,200 Israelis — men, women, children, and infants — committing rape, mutilation, and kidnapping. Among the most horrifying discoveries were babies deliberately decapitated, echoing ISIS-style barbarism against defenseless Jewish families.
Although confusion initially surrounded some details, first-hand testimonies and forensic findings quickly confirmed the brutality. Attempts by certain Western media and “fact-checkers” to cast doubt — often motivated by political bias rather than evidence — were discredited by on-site witnesses and Israeli authorities. Organizations such as CAMERA later exposed this media malpractice, prompting public retractions.
In the aftermath, certain Western outlets prioritized minimizing Hamas crimes over honoring Israeli victims. Fact-checks by Poynter and PolitiFact misleadingly dismissed reports of decapitated babies, conflating disputed numbers with proven facts. Their approach exemplified a pattern of moral relativism that equates Israeli self-defense with jihadist terrorism.
CAMERA’s analysis forced both organizations to issue corrections. Poynter later admitted it had “neglected available information,” and PolitiFact followed with a revised piece acknowledging Hamas atrocities (CAMERA report, Nov 2023).
The image of beheaded Israeli babies will forever symbolize Hamas’s depravity and the moral clarity of Israel’s struggle for survival. Despite attempts to obscure the truth, eyewitness and forensic evidence remain overwhelming. Israel’s campaign to dismantle Hamas is not only a matter of national security but a stand for humanity itself — a defense of civilization against barbarism.
All sources linked above include CBS News, The New York Times, Haaretz, ABC News, Daily Mail, The Media Line, France 24, USA Today, Sky News, CAMERA, Poynter, and PolitiFact (archived).
Categories: Media Bias | Islamism | Terrorism | War Crimes
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Western legacy media is Red Fascist media. They despise the Jewish and Christian religious no matter where in the world they are. The enemies of religious Jews and Christians are their friends by default. This shouldn’t surprise many people and none who pay attention.
Yes. It is why Wikipedia for example, can NOT be trusted.
Wikipedia is so bad that even liberal Jimmy Wales felt he had to intervene on Nov 3.
Wikipedia’s ‘Gaza Genocide’ article an example of how neutrality needs to be improved, founder says
Jimmy Wales warned the “Gaza Genocide” article needed immediate attention, as it “failed to meet the neutrality standards of Wikipedia.”
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-872598
Yet stupid people continue to wear Big Lots dish towels and protest the imaginary genocide of those monsters.
FReeper Allahu Akhbar Hamass Cheeleaders eerily quiet …
It is likely that, like the European and Canadian press, they are working hard to try to understand if there is a motive there......
Yea, the usual “motive unclear.”
Remember the murder of Lee Rigby in London years back? It was so difficult for the British press in that time to print "Islamist terrorists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale." They fot around to it, but is was -- well -- so hard....
A significant part of me wishes that when those butchers die, they experience in hell for eternity, the horror and pain they inflicted on all those people.
God may have to forgive me for that.
At the moment, though.......I’m not feeling exceptionally charitable towards the hamas butchers.
Uh, yeah! One persons disgusting POS pig is another persons mostly peaceful ‘freedom’ fighter. They should be given no quarter and their supporters are complicit!
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