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My Word: Seeing is not believing in the AI age

May the new year 5786 bring us truly inspirational stories and real good news, and protect us from an AI world that’s sloppy.

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Israeli officials respond to the fabricated reports of an Iranian missile, Septemebr 11, 2025.

False Telegram post claims Iranian missiles aimed at Israel

 Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) holds up a photo of US President Donald Trump with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a meeting of the the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to markup a resolution and report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, January 10, 2024; illustrative.

'Another wonderful secret': House releases contents of Epstein 'birthday book', other records

 Headquarters of the New York Times in Manhattan, which has thus far only been the site of anti-Israel demonstrations.  Where is the New York Jewish community?

Why the New York Times Gaza correction fell short and why it matters - comment


Trump calls 'Epstein hoax' the latest 'radical left Democrat scam'

Trump slams the "Lunatic Left" over the Epstein hoax and other fake news, claiming Democrats are failing at governing and policy.

 People walk out of the West Wing of the White House with "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" binders, February 27, 2025; illustrative.

Fiction faster than fact: Time for legacy media to confront its role in antisemitism - editorial

Legacy media has failed to treat antisemitism as a system of prejudice with its own logic and history.

 Hand holding sieve to filter truth from lies, facts from fakes. Concept of media literacy, fake news detection, and critical thinking in digital age (illustrative).

Our 10 responsibilities as journalists covering a war on information - comment

Journalism can also function as a platform for advocating social change by highlighting underreported issues, amplifying marginalized voices, and pressuring for policy reform.

 An illustration of misinformation being spread on the internet

Huckabee: 'Reckless and irresponsible' US media reports enabled Colorado, Washington attacks

Huckabee asserted that the media sources responsible for the “libelous allegations” owe an apology and should “recant their fake news.”

An Israeli flag is placed at the Pearl Street Mall, after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 1, 2025.

WATCH: GHF proves IDF did not shoot at innocent Gazans at aid distribution sites

News channels such as CNN and BBC still have false reports of 31 killed Gazans by IDF fire as their headlines, despite GHF's video evidence.

 CNN and BBC are among many news websites with false headlines that the IDF opened fire on Gazans near aid distribution sites, June 1, 2025.

On World Press Freedom Day, journalists face record killings and rising censorship

A new Pew study suggests that those living in countries with relatively high press freedom are less likely to consider it important, raising concerns that complacency may lead to backsliding.

 Foreign and Israeli journalists stand on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, October 19, 2023. `

Former US presidential candidate claims 400,000 Gazans died in war without evidence

Nader had run in the US presidential elections on four separate occasions, but never as a Democrat or a Republican.

Former US presidential candidate Ralph Nader against backdrop of Gaza (illustration).

The art of fake news: A look at new exhibits at Jerusalem Artists House

The current lot stretches eclecticism to the max with its mix of uniquely treated oil paintings, video work, installations, and cutting-edge hi-tech channels of communication.

 Artist-actress Nouli Omer champions feminism in her ‘Orla’ show.

Albanian PM ridicules Amit Segal for report of moving Palestinians to Albania

Segal's N12 report came shortly after US President Donald Trump called on Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinians from Gaza, which had then sparked accusations of "ethnic cleansing."

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 7, 2023.

Social media is impacting political and social discourse - opinion

In a world where information travels at the speed of light, responsibility lies not only with content creators but also with consumers.

 Hand using mobile smartphone with icon social media and social network.

Netanyahu: Investigation into PMO leak case is 'a wild and relentless attack'

Netanyahu emphasized that he knows that the accusations are part of "an organized witch hunt aimed at harming the country's leadership and weakening us amid the war."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses leaked document scandel during offical statement to the public on November 10, 2024