Reuters' 'fauxtogate' scandal

The news agency cropped armed passengers out of two photos of Israel's deadly raid on the Gaza flotilla. Just an innocent mistake?

Pro-Israel commentators are calling out Reuters for cropping out key details in photographs of Israel's deadly May 31 raid of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla — specifically, knives in the hands of pro-Palestian activists. They are suggesting that the photo edits demonstrate a strong bias at the British news agency. Here's a brief rundown of Reuters' "fauxtogate" scandal:

What did Reuters do?

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