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I know some people say that questioning details about horrific stories is a way of downplaying or denying the horror, but it’s really not: wartime propaganda is corrosive and insidious and a tool for manipulation, and truth is worth caring about even in the face of utter tragedy.
So yesterday, a lot of ppl shared a claim that 40 Israeli babies were decapitated at Kfar Aza, a kibbutz near Gaza. Here’s a bit of insight about how we approach a claim like that as reporters:
1) Figure out where the claim was coming from. In this case, it was a single Israeli TV reporter.
1) Figure out where the claim was coming from. In this case, it was a single Israeli TV reporter.
October 11, 2023 at 3:32 PM
I know some people say that questioning details about horrific stories is a way of downplaying or denying the horror, but it’s really not: wartime propaganda is corrosive and insidious and a tool for manipulation, and truth is worth caring about even in the face of utter tragedy.
Some silly drawings from 2004.
October 11, 2023 at 6:04 PM
Some silly drawings from 2004.
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hey guys check this out
October 10, 2023 at 6:17 PM
hey guys check this out
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Michael Whelan ‘The Apotheosis of War’ (1992)
October 10, 2023 at 11:04 PM
Michael Whelan ‘The Apotheosis of War’ (1992)
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Anarchist Chess
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October 9, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Anarchist Chess
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