The Challenge of Covering the Most Important Story on Earth (with Matti Friedman)
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Disparity in casualty numbers as a signal of bias
Disparate casualty numbers between Israelis and Palestinians are often used as a signal to show who is right in the war, with the Gaza Health Ministry being the source of these numbers. The press, including the UN, often attributed casualties to the Gaza Health Ministry without verifying the reliability of the numbers, allowing Hamas to influence the narrative through manipulation of casualty figures.
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