LAYERS AND LAYERS OF FACT CHECKERS AND EDITORS: ‘It’s Hamas Propaganda:’ New York Times Writer Nicholas Kristof’s ‘Sexual Violence’ Column Caps a Career of Corrections, Retractions and Apologies Going Back 25 Years.
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I just explained to a non-media person that Nick Kristof claimed the IDF is training dogs to rape Palestinians… in the NYT… in the opinion section… based on Hamas sources…
And timed it to front-run a report today about Hamas using sexual violence as a deliberate tactic
— Lydia Moynihan (@LydiaMoynihan) May 13, 2026
For those keeping track, Kristoff's piece:
– Was published to pre-empt a detailed report about sexual violence by Hamas, full of actual evidence.
– One of his main quoted Israeli sources says Kristoff misrepresented his take.
– The article omits context about the background of…— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 12, 2026
The New York Times rushing to say "nuh uh, we don't actually have any journalistic standards" is pretty hilarious. https://t.co/Yb4pMQ6GCY
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 13, 2026
So is the young person who wrote that last referenced tweet completely clueless about the history of the Times and the Pulitzer, or is he/she/them dropping a particularly sly member-berry? Pulitzer Committee Won’t Revoke Times Pulitzer.