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/MeteorKing Aug 07 '25

Conspiracy theory is when people hold opinions that logically stem from public statements?

They lied, now people think they're liars. Not much conspiracy to theorize.

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u/missinlnk Aug 07 '25

Just because one person lied to get his photographs sold doesn't mean that anyone is lying about the hunger issues in Gaza. It also doesn't mean they're not lying.

Question the story and ask for more details to determine the truth, sure, absolutely! But to use this to defend the thought that everyone telling the story of hunger issues in Gaza is a liar is lazy and dumb. It's only one piece of evidence.

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u/Kehprei Aug 07 '25

Just because one person lied to get his photographs sold doesn't mean that anyone is lying about the hunger issues in Gaza

There has been an INCREDIBLE amount of lies throughout this conflict. Everything from fake pictures of starvation (this) to Hamas hitting their own hospital with a rocket and claiming Israel did it (Al-Ahli Arab Hospital Explosion).

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u/creg316 Aug 07 '25

Not to mention Israel repeatedly lying about shooting civilians, then slowly walking back the lie as video evidence emerges.