During a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the BBC for its reporting on an alleged Israeli tank strike near an aid center in Rafah. Leavitt accused the outlet of relying too heavily on Hamas claims and pointed to several changing headlines as evidence of misinformation. The administration says it is verifying facts independently, suggesting the BBC prematurely blamed Israel. The clash reignites debates over media credibility, Middle East coverage, and the challenge of reporting from conflict zones.
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00:00We don't take the word of Hamas with total truth, we like to look into it when they speak.
00:06The administration is aware of those reports and we are currently looking into the veracity of them
00:11because unfortunately, unlike some in the media, we don't take the word of Hamas with total truth.
00:18We like to look into it when they speak, unlike the BBC, who had multiple headlines.
00:25They wrote, Israeli tank kills 26, Israeli tank kills 21, Israeli gunfire kills 31, Red Cross says 21 people were killed in an aid incident.
00:34And then, oh wait, they had to correct and take down their entire story, saying we reviewed the footage and couldn't find any evidence of anything.
00:42Oh, okay, so we're going to look into reports before we confirm them from this podium or before we take action.
00:48And I suggest that journalists who actually care about truth do the same to reduce the amount of misinformation that's going around the globe on this front.
00:56Can you talk about the change in the leadership of the organization?
00:58What does that mean going forward and why so early on is this happening?
01:03What organization?
01:04They got a humanitarian foundation.
01:06Well, look, this was a creative idea that the President called for to get aid into the region.
01:11These people were desperate and starving and the President didn't like seeing imagery of that and he wanted to ensure that aid was brought in with the approval of Israel for understandable reasons.
01:22We will never forget the brutal attack on October 7th.
01:25And again, this is something that the previous administration was unwilling to put the time and effort into doing.
01:31The administration is aware of those reports and we are currently looking into the veracity of them because unfortunately, unlike some in the media, we don't take the word of Hamas with total truth.
01:44We like to look into it when they speak, unlike the BBC, who had multiple headlines.
01:50They wrote, Israeli tank kills 26, Israeli tank kills 21, Israeli gunfire kills 31, Red Cross says 21 people were killed in an aid incident.
01:59And then, oh wait, they had to correct and take down their entire story, saying we reviewed the footage and couldn't find any evidence of anything.
02:07Oh, okay.
02:08So we're going to look into reports before we confirm them from this podium or before we take action.
02:13And I suggest that journalists who actually care about truth do the same to reduce the amount of misinformation that's going around the globe on this front.
02:21Can you talk about the change in the leadership of the organization?
02:23What does that mean going forward and why so early on is this happening?
02:28What organization?
02:29They got a humanitarian foundation.
02:31Well, look, this was a creative idea that the President called for to get aid into the region.
02:36These people were desperate and starving and the President didn't like seeing imagery of that.
02:41And he wanted to ensure that aid was brought in with the approval of Israel for understandable reasons.
02:47We will never forget the brutal attack on October 7th.
02:50And again, this is something that the previous administration was unwilling to put the time and effort into doing.