Last week, President Joe Biden spoke of having seen “pictures of terrorists beheading children” in Israel.
But it turns out Biden never saw these pictures — and even the Israeli Defense Forces now admit they have no evidence for a soldier’s earlier claims that Hamas beheaded babies in its attacks.
The inflammatory allegation went viral thanks largely to corporate outlets like CNN that too often repeat the Israeli government’s claims uncritically and without confirmation — fueling the bipartisan consensus in support of the siege of Gaza, which threatens to starve 2 million Palestinian civilians.
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