New Blow to New York Times Gaza Rape Report: Key Source Gets Caught Quietly Removing Terrorists’ Names from List of Slain ‘Palestinian Journalists’

Key Points:

• The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has been found to quietly remove names of known terrorists from its list of journalists killed in Gaza, undermining its credibility and the reliability of a New York Times report that heavily relied on CPJ data.
• The Times article by Nicholas Kristof cited CPJ claims about sexual violence against detained Palestinian journalists, including sensational allegations involving a carrot and a dog, but failed to disclose the questionable backgrounds of these sources, including confirmed Hamas operatives.
• HonestReporting revealed that several individuals removed from CPJ’s list were affiliated with Hamas and other terror groups, and that CPJ has repeatedly included militants posing as journalists, raising concerns about bias and misinformation.
• CPJ continues to claim Israel has killed more journalists than any other country between 2023 and 2025, despite evidence that many listed "journalists" were actually members of terror organizations, a practice criticized by watchdogs and media analysts.
• The controversy highlights the risks of major news outlets relying uncritically on CPJ data without independent verification, potentially amplifying propaganda and misleading the public about the nature of casualties in the Gaza conflict.