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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We could not find any instances of the Middle East Monitor failing fact checks, but they do sometimes source to questionable media outlets and hence garner a Mixed factual rating.

So they pass fact checks but have bad sources? Hmmm

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They actually do list failed fact checks for MEMO on their website

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So you're telling me a Saudi man did accidentally bus two Airbuses? EDIT: *Buy lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

maybe he intentionally bought them idk lmao

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Which makes it even more hilarious people list this as a source of truth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hilarious.

MEMO is regarded as an outlet for the Muslim Brotherhood and its website strongly promotes pro-Hamas related content.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Monitor

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

“Political assassinations and continued targeting of civilians in Gaza while talks continue leads us to ask, how can mediation succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on the other side?” wrote Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on X

Sounds like a fair question to me. Just because you don't like the messenger doesn't invalidate it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Being factual and having an agenda are two separate things.