Episode 67: Truth-icide

A New York Times column took quotes out of context to construct one of the most incendiary accusations possible. Today, Josh digs into this “journalistic trickery.” He shows how the original context was ignored, creating a false impression. This could happen to you, or anyone. In this case, an Ivy League professor was given a “holy grail” platform to accuse Israeli leaders of wanting to carry out a “genocide.” But the Times wasn’t done there. It went on to use a doctored photo to create the false impression that Israel is inflicting a famine on Gaza. Josh runs the numbers showing how the Times gives relatively little or not attention to the raging famines around the world. This isn’t journalism, he explains; it’s what propagandists do.