When someone drops an apparently juicy bit of news, I now run it through my checklist.
1) Who is this guy? Does he have a track record of saying things that turn out to be accurate?
2)How did HE get the info? What was his source? Can we verify the source said that?
As you note, clickbait by random schlubs is getting too common.
Breaking news NOT!
AUGUST 5TH, 2021
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Thursday that his country is prepared to strike Iran, issuing the threat against the Islamic Republic after a fatal drone strike on a oil tanker at sea that his nation blamed on Tehran.
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Speaking to the news website Ynet, Gantz responded to whether Israel was prepared to attack Iran with a blunt “yes.”