# IDF's alleged recording of Islamic Jihad, and questions of journalistic integrity and trust **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** israel-hamas-war\ **Created:** [October 18, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idfs-alleged-recording-of-islamic-jihad-and-questions-of-journalistic-integrity-and-trust/991857 "2023-10-18T17:50:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idfs-alleged-recording-of-islamic-jihad-and-questions-of-journalistic-integrity-and-trust/991857/40 "2023-10-19T19:08:04Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Nor would I. But this isn’t even that level–it’s a Xeet. Well, it was then repeated on the Channel 4 evening news programme, linked to earlier in the thread. Here’s an article summarizing it, which does not go into greater detail: > **[Channel 4 Questions Israel's Proof on Gaza Hospital Blast](https://www.mediaite.com/uk/channel-4-news-israel-evidence-gaza-hospital/)** > > The investigative report regarding the explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza alleges audio recordings could be fake. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > This may well be a forgery, in which case it raises even more interesting questions: who exactly created it? Who approved its release to the media? > > But I want to hear from, say, a Palestinian linguist who’s willing to go on record. Yes, that would be interesting. That we do not have a deeper dive does not mean that the executive summary has no value, which is what many posters are claiming. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idfs-alleged-recording-of-islamic-jihad-and-questions-of-journalistic-integrity-and-trust/991857)._