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Journalism or jihad? How Hamas hijacks headlines

WATCH: “Straight Up” with Danny Seaman and guest Tom Gross

No, you aren’t losing your mind if you recognize the same Gazans in multiple viral videos or if you’ve seen toes moving on a corpse in Khan Yunis. But how is it that Palestinians so successfully manipulate the media, and why do so many in the West play along?

In this episode, Danny Seamon, a former senior official at the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, breaks down the mechanics of anti-Israel media bias and the global disinformation war waged against the Jewish state.

Joined by veteran journalist and Middle East analyst Tom Gross, he exposes how terrorist organizations like Hamas have long exploited media optics—staging false footage, recycling images of victims and using “journalists” as human shields—to drive a false narrative that demonizes Israel and protects their own brutal tactics.

Together, they explore:

  • How staged Gaza content goes viral as fact
  • Why international media refuses to scrutinize terror-linked sources
  • What anti-Zionist rhetoric reveals about modern antisemitism
  • The failure of journalists to question official Palestinian claims
  • How propaganda fuels real-world violence against Jews

Seaman and Gross also look back at 20 years of media bias, sharing firsthand experiences with Western outlets, global institutions and the deeper ideological underpinnings that distort coverage of the Mideast.

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