Some Key Websites for Accessing Reliable Information on the Israel-Gaza War (2023)

Associated Press: Having been awarded 58 Pulitzer Prizes, Associated Press remains one the leading news outlets in the English-speaking world, providing a steady and reliable flow of information. It occasionally also publishes a list of fake news surrounding a given ongoing topic, debunking each piece of misinformation by tracing its origin and clarifying the facts.

Reuters: A media company whose reliability in reporting rivals that of Associated Press. Maintains stubbornly a neutral language in its reporting, avoids consciously sensationalism and biased language and aims to contain in its reporting primarily facts. Reuters is behind a paywall, but its articles are reposted by third-parties online.

Al Jazeera: Reliable network which tends to follow up on the stories it covers. As Al Jazeera is often portrayed as the definite source for information within left-leaning circles, It should be noted that as Al Jazeera is being funded primarily by the government of Qatar, it maintains its own biases, with the most evident, explicit example, being the coverage of the 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar, in which Al Jazeera whitewashed the crimes committed by the Qatari state and published consistently propaganda in its favour. On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Al Jazeera maintains consistently a bias in support of Palestinian claims. Nonetheless, it is important to also note that having bias does not mean the publication of false information, and if one remains aware of Al Jazeera’s position, the network has consistently remained a reliable source of information surrounding the conflict, often providing more in-depth coverage of incidents and events as they take place.

Haaretz: Left-leaning Israeli newspaper known for its critical approach to fundamentalism, authoritarianism and expansionist Israeli policies. Haaretz remains a reliable English-language source originating within Israel, especially if one wants to follow internal Israeli news and get an understanding of the different political positions and conflicts existing and evolving within Israeli society. Like Al Jazeera, Haaretz is not a neutral source of information, containing its own biases in favour of specific Israeli positions, expressing one political viewpoint, among many, within Israel.

Bellingcat: Investigative journalist website specialising in fact-checking and open-source intelligence, having done excellent work so far on the Ukraine-Russian war. It is worth checking what Bellingcat has to say on controversial and/or unclear developments surrounding war crimes, conflictual claims, and propaganda. Bellingcat has not published much on the Israeli-Palestinian as yet, but this could very well change in the near future.

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Misinformation is widely being spread from both sides of the conflict on social media platforms. Information on both social media and random/less known websites should not be considered reliable unless it is verified from a reliable source. Individuals on such platforms are often unaware that they are spreading misinformation themselves.