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When the Misinformation Comes From Inside the House
The New York Times changes its story. (Photo illustration by The Free Press)
Plus: the power of a bad idea. And the college donor revolt continues.
By Bari Weiss and Oliver Wiseman
10.18.23
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Scores of Palestinians are dead after a blast late yesterday at a hospital in Gaza, a horrific tragedy. 

Hamas immediately blamed Israel. And then so did the paper of record.

Very soon after the incident, The New York Times published a story with the headline “Israeli Strike Kills Hundreds in Hospital, Palestinians Say” and sent it out as a breaking news …

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Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.
Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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