As RedState reported, major news outlets, including Fox News, CNN, the Associated Press, and the BBC, rushed to publish a fake news story about a supposed "massacre" at an Israeli-allied Gaza aid distribution site. According to the Hamas-run "Gaza Ministry of Health," Israeli "warships, tanks, and drones" randomly opened fire on thousands of people, killing 31 and injuring over 200 more. 

Why would Israel do that when their entire strategy is to neuter Hamas' power structure by not allowing the terrorist group to control the distribution of aid? The answer is that they wouldn't, which should have been enough for these supposed unbiased press outlets to pause and do some actual research. Sure enough, within hours, surveillance video had been released showing that no such attack ever took place. 

SEE: Fox News, CNN, AP, Others Ran With Massive Hamas-Sourced Fake News, Then the Surveillance Video Came Out

This is truly glorious:

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation just released security footage from the distribution site in question during the precise minutes that the "massacre" allegedly took place.

As you can see — It didn't happen. https://t.co/hen6isQqlI pic.twitter.com/10At4NBFP5

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) June 1, 2025

Still, the BBC soldiered on, clinging to an unverified video as their supposed proof. On Monday, though, after an extensive geolocation investigation, they were finally forced to admit defeat and retract the claim. 

BREAKING: The BBC has officially retracted its story, confirming the video of the IDF firing on Palestinians at an aid site was false.

The question remains: If they could verify the truth in 24 hours, why didn’t they wait to verify it before publishing the lie? pic.twitter.com/QwIMIfVRQx

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) June 2, 2025

Notice that the source of the video was an Al Jazeera "reporter." If you aren't familiar with Al Jazeera, it's a Qatar and Hamas-aligned "news" network that shouldn't be trusted to tell you what color the sky is. Early on in the war, it infamously claimed to have confirmed that Israel had bombed a hospital, killing 700 people. In the end, it was shown that a Palestinian Jihad rocket fell short in a parking lot, and the death toll was more like 25. 

That track record was just fine for the BBC, though. They took Al Jazeera's video and used it to propagate a false narrative for over 24 hours despite the goalposts constantly shifting. How's that for journalistic ethics? 

BBC Attempt 1: "Israeli tanks kill 26."

BBC Attempt 2: "Israeli tanks kill 31."

BBC Attempt 3: "Israeli gunfire kills 31."

BBC Attempt 4: "Red Cross says 21 people killed in aid incident."

BBC Attempt 5: "We reviewed the footage and couldn't find any evidence of anything." pic.twitter.com/Wx3dngwIXo

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) June 2, 2025

So did the BBC learn its lesson? Of course, not. Even in its statement of retraction, it fluffed yet another fake news story. Note the claim at the end that "The circumstances of this strike are unclear. The Israeli Defense Forces have been approached for comment," which implies that the attack in Khan Yunis shown in the video was carried out by Israel. 

Here's the thing, though. We already know what happened in Khan Yunis because drone footage was released showing Hamas opening fire on people who were trying to collect aid. 

Want to know who opened fire on Gazans trying to get aid?

IDF drone footage from earlier today shows Hamas operatives throwing rocks and firing at civilians attempting to collect humanitarian aid in southern Khan Yunis. pic.twitter.com/Wy9V4VlyxJ

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) June 1, 2025

Do you see how this game is played? The BBC pushes a fake story about Israel carrying out a massacre, and when it has to retract it, it moves right to the next hoax instead of just reporting that Hamas is murdering civilians to maintain its grip on power. Why is the BBC so sympathetic to Islamic terrorism? I'll let you speculate on that. 

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