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Aug 13, 2024
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A tweet I put out noting an absurd sentence in a front-page Wall Street Journal news article about a Gaza doctor who died while detained by Israel has racked up 78,000 views in the few hours since I posted it.

But in terms of eyebrow-raising Journal news coverage of Gaza and Israel, it’s not even clear that that’s the most egregious example of the day. Another Journal news headline, over a six-column story, screams, “Israeli Strike Kills Dozens of Gaza Civilians.”

That headline’s not accurate.

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