Category: False claims about October 7

Claims about October 7th that turned out to be untrue.

Journalism professors call on New York Times to review Oct. 7 report

More than 50 tenured journalism professors from top universities signed a letter calling on the New York Times to address questions about a major investigative report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

A months’ long forensic analysis directed by award-winning British journalist Richard Sanders provides a detailed examination of the October 7, 2023. The  investigation found that much important information was largely omitted in mainstream media coverage. including the fact that many claims repeated by politicians and western media of alleged Hamas atrocities turned out to be untrue.

Israeli propagandist behind Hamas ‘mass rape’ narrative exposed as grifter, fraud

Cochav Elkayam-Levy, the Israeli lawyer at the center of the campaign accusing Hamas of systematic sexual violence on October 7, now stands accused by Israeli media of scamming donors and spreading misinformation. The allegations appeared just days after Elkayam-Levy received the prestigious Israel Prize.