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[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can someone provide context for this?

[–] DocCrankenstein@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
[–] ensignrick@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah the media should be ashamed of how that got out of control. It was one broken English quote from a random Israeli soldier without any fact checking.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Israeli government promoted it first more than news, then Biden parroted it (while lying about seeing photos), which gave the story real legs. There were also supposed journalists all over Twitter spreading it.

The article you are quoting is published by the state-run Turkish media agency, with numbers sourced from the Palestinian Health Ministry. I don't think those are unbiased or trustworthy sources when considering how close they are to the conflict. Meanwhile, there have been over 9000 civilian deaths in Ukraine from the 2022 invasion according to multiple reliable sources, including the UN. Even if your source was reliable, your math is not.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

We can't forget what we never had the chance to remember