Episode 1599 • • 7:18 - 11:37
1599: Drop the Op
NBC News Disinformation Reporting and Social Media Accounts
Hallie Jackson and Jake Ward of NBC News report on a network of accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, allegedly spreading coordinated disinformation regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. The report highlights the use of video game footage misrepresented as real combat and false claims about the destruction of a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza. The hosts criticize the terminology used by mainstream media to describe social media platforms.