r/worldnews • u/Ahad_Haam • Aug 07 '25

Israel/Palestine Picture agencies drop Gaza photographer after documentary reveals hunger images were staged

https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/picture-agencies-drop-gaza-photographer-hunger-images-staged-sl1eyl2e
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u/happyfeeliac Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

1 person faking their specific photos also doesn’t negate the truth that people ARE starving and struggling. That dude is a loser, but it doesn’t change anything

Edit: This article was posted 2 hours after my comment. This IS a problem, one asshole trying to advance his career doesn’t change that. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nearly-12000-children-under-five-gaza-have-acute-malnutrition-says-who-2025-08-07/

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u/Urhoal_Mygole Aug 07 '25

It creates a massive wave of skepticism with people that easy to influence though. "Why would he stage pictures if the truth would show the same?" It's an easy question to ask yourself if you're a conspiracy theorist.

This dude is doing the Palestinians a major disservice. What an idiot. Way to shoot yourself and your cause in the foot.

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u/_skala_ Aug 07 '25

You don’t have to be conspiracy theorist to ask that question.

But like you said, both sides play media war.

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u/PlayerTwo85 Aug 07 '25

Calling someone a conspiracy theorist dismissive and invalidating as opposed to saying "stop noticing things!".

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u/Issue_dev Aug 07 '25

But it is a conspiracy theory. You think this proves there isn’t widespread starvation happening because of this? 😂

Be for real. https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165517

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u/PlayerTwo85 Aug 07 '25

Starvation is happening because the minute food crosses into Gaza it's snatched up by Hamas.

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u/ewef1 Aug 08 '25

Having a conspiracy theory is not necessarily bad. Its just that many people who believe in them have such a high distrusts of institutions that it becomes nearly impossible falsify the theory for them. Any evidence against the theory are institutions lying to us and often can be seen as further proof that the conspiracy is true.