CNN and other liberal news outlets are now coming under fire over their misreporting about an incident in Israel, just prior to the terror attack in Boulder, Colorado Sunday afternoon. Many people are voicing concerns that the false reports may have contributed to the Boulder attack.
Hamas had falsely accused Israeli soldiers of killing dozens of Palestinian civilians Sunday morning. The IDF has emphatically denied it. But CNN, the Washington Post, Associated Press, New York Times, BBC and other liberal outlets pushed out the false claim as fact.
Hours later, an Egyptian national illegal alien committed a terror attack against a pro-Israel group, setting 8 victims on fire, while yelling, “Free Palestine!” and “We have to end Zionists, they are killers!”
The Washington Post wrote in a headline, “At least 31 people were killed Sunday morning in southern Gaza, according to the Strip’s Health Ministry, when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds making their way to collect aid.”
Investor Bill Ackman blasted the report, writing, “.@JeffBezos this false story was debunked hours ago. How can the @washingtonpost report it as true? This is worthy of an internal investigation.”
.@JeffBezos this false story was debunked hours ago. How can the @washingtonpost report it as true? This is worthy of an internal investigation. https://t.co/zA3bT52UB3
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) June 1, 2025
A CNN headline on X read, “At least 26 Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces opened fire near a Gaza aid distribution center, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said.”
CNN later tried to clean it up by adding an update, while leaving their main post. The liberal outlet wrote:
Update: At least 31 Palestinians were killed amid chaotic scenes near an aid site run by a US-backed private foundation in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
CNN cannot independently verify who was responsible for the deaths. The health ministry blamed the Israeli military. The IDF denied firing on civilians, calling such accusations “false reports.”
Update: At least 31 Palestinians were killed amid chaotic scenes near an aid site run by a US-backed private foundation in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
CNN cannot independently verify who was responsible for the deaths. The health ministry blamed the…
— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2025
Max Nordau blasted CNN for also pushing the false claim that Israel had caused the deaths, and warned, “People—actual people—are going to get kiIIed because of this lie.”
People—actual people—are going to get kiIIed because of this lie. https://t.co/yLUMXrRyvS
— Max 📟 (@MaxNordau) June 1, 2025
Sure enough, just hours later, a group of pro-Israel activists holding a peaceful demonstration in Boulder, Colorado calling for Hamas to release the hostages were attacked and set on fire by a muslim illegal alien from Egypt.
Michael Elgort wrote, “Max was absolutely right here and he posted it hours before the recent terror attack Colorado.”
Max was absolutely right here and he posted it hours before the recent terror attack Colorado https://t.co/6ZOEX4yJRw
— Michael Elgort (@just_whatever) June 1, 2025
“They just got attacked in Colorado for this lie,” wrote Rabbi Samuel Stern.
They just got attacked in Colorado for this lie
— Samuel Stern (@RabbiSamStern) June 1, 2025
Chris Rose noted, “When lies about “14,000 babies dying” & “31 Gazans killed by IDF ” is spread, this is the result. Disgusting.”
Mohammad Soliman has been arrested after a Molotov attack on Jews in Boulder, CO, burning multiple people inc children.
He yelled: “How many children have you killed?”
When lies about “14,000 babies dying” & “31 Gazans killed by IDF ” is spread, this is the result.
Disgusting pic.twitter.com/pOzT4Cwyzn
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) June 1, 2025
Sky News and CNN as well.
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) June 1, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has blasted the false reporting, declaring their soldiers DID NOT fire at the Palestinian civilians. The IDF wrote:
False reports have been spread In recent hours, including serious allegations against the IDF regarding fire toward Gazan residents in the area of the humanitarian aid distribution site in Gaza. Findings from an initial inquiry indicate that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗗𝗙 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲.
The IDF is cooperating with the GHF and international aid organizations in order to enable the distribution of aid to Gazan residents—and not to Hamas. The IDF calls on the media to be cautious with information published by the Hamas terrorist organization, as proven in many previous incidents.
False reports have been spread In recent hours, including serious allegations against the IDF regarding fire toward Gazan residents in the area of the humanitarian aid distribution site in Gaza.
Findings from an initial inquiry indicate that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗗𝗙 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲…
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 1, 2025
IDF Spokesperson BG Effie Defrin posted a video Sunday to set the record straight.
I visited the area of one of the GHF humanitarian aid distribution centers to set the record straight and provide some operational updates: pic.twitter.com/JJSwL9R056
— דובר צה״ל אפי דפרין – Effie Defrin (@IDFSpokesperson) June 1, 2025
The Boulder, Colorado attack on Sunday comes after two Israeli Embassy staffers were horrifically gunned down on the night of May 21 outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. The attacker also yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after murdering the young couple.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee blasted out a statement demanding the news media outlets immediately retract their false report. Huckabee wrote:
Reckless and irresponsible reporting by major U.S. news outlets are contributing to the antisemitic climate that has resulted in the murder of two young people at an Israeli Embassy event in Washington last month and the attempted murder and terror attack on a group of pro-Israel demonstrators in Colorado on Sunday.
Without verification of any source other than Hamas and its collaborators, the New York Times, CNN, and Associated Press reported that a number of people seeking to receive humanitarian food boxes from the Gaza Humanitarian Fund were shot or killed by the Israeli Defense Forces. These reports were FALSE. Drone video and first-hand accounts clearly showed that there were no injuries, no fatalities, no shooting, no chaos. It is Hamas that continues to terrorize and intimidate those who seek food aid. The only source for these misleading, exaggerated, and utterly fabricated stories came from Hamas sources, which are designed to fan the flames of antisemitic hate that is arguably contributing to violence against Jews in the United States. Media sources who willingly parrot these libelous allegations should recant their fake news stories, apologize, and pledge to practice actual reporting of fact instead of engaging in dangerous propaganda that assists the terror group Hamas as they continue to hold innocent hostages for over 600 days after butchering over 1,200 people on October 7th.
The efforts of GHF have resulted in over 5 million meals to civilians without incident. For the New York Times, AP, and CNN to be part of a Hamas-fed false narrative is reprehensible. It represents more than mere sloppy journalism. It’s feeding and inciting violence against innocent people in the United States.
We are demanding an immediate retraction of the lies and are appealing to all media sources to act with objective professionalism to cover actual events instead of being a partner of terrorism by blindly following Hamas news releases.
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@USAmbIsrael) June 2, 2025
CNN is being blasted by X users, asking why their false headline is still up.
Why is this lie STILL up?
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) June 1, 2025
Delete this. Palestine always lies.
— Max 📟 (@MaxNordau) June 1, 2025
Why d you blindly share Hamas propaganda without even the most rudimentary check-up? I don’t remember you automatically posting as fact anything ISIS said…
— Uri Kurlianchik (@VerminusM) June 1, 2025
Utter lie. Zero gunfire. Nobody killed. Nothing whatsoever happened. https://t.co/32Eh07nir6
— Amy Alkon (@amyalkon) June 1, 2025
You literally published a Hamas lie intended to deter Palestinian civilians from getting aid. This never happened you absolute morons.
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) June 1, 2025
Wow! Big scoop!
You heard it from Hamas, so it MUST be true!— Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JewsFightBack) June 1, 2025
Bullshit. https://t.co/11gNa91Qij
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) June 1, 2025
The Washington Post is also being called out for their report that blames Israel for the alleged attack the reportedly did not even happen.
This story is a lie
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) June 1, 2025
Hours after this was debunked, the Washington Post published the story.
This isn’t journalism, it’s propaganda.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) June 1, 2025
This is literally false and you posted this hours after it was known to be false. Why would you do this?
At some point people have to realize that lying is simply part of being a Hamastinian.
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) June 1, 2025
Delete this. It did not happen.
— Max 📟 (@MaxNordau) June 1, 2025
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