Fake News: Reuters mangles the story and has it backwards

Fake News: Reuters mangles the story and has it backwards

Reuters says a pro-Palestine demonstrator is detained by the police. But they had it backwards – he’s an Israeli Arab and the police were protecting him from protesters. However, this individual may have a reputation for appearing at protests engaged in various behaviors per the comments to his original X post. Twitter Reuters has now changed the caption, but without posting a correction notice:

Censorship: USC cancels valedictorian’s speech

Censorship: USC cancels valedictorian’s speech

USC canceling valedictorian’s commencement speech looks like calculated censorship | The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (thefire.org) Officially the cancelation is due to “safety concerns”. The student is Muslim and has voiced opinions opposing Israel.