HonestReporting
July 30, 2025 · honestreporting.com ↗
"Thank you for your non-apology, but the damage of this blood libel has already been done."
Why It’s Conflation
The Times left out part of the child’s medical history and then added it. That’s how newspapers handle gaps in a story. "Blood libel" is the medieval lie that Jews murder children. HonestReporting used it for a news photo.
What Actually Happened
The New York Times ran a photo of an emaciated Gaza child in a story on starvation. It later updated the story "to add context about his pre-existing health problems."