A Press Corps Deceived, and the Gaza Invasion That Wasn’t (Published 2021)
A spokesman led the international media to believe that Israeli forces had entered Gaza. They hadn’t. But the army wanted Hamas to think they had.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-disinformation.html
All through the week, the conflict has inspired a broader storm of misinformation on social media, as well. False claims are being widely shared around the world — sometimes with misidentified or mischaracterized photos and videos, or fake rumors about Israeli troop movements or Palestinian threats.