


This week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed the media for constantly citing the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry as a reputable source. Doing so has come back to bite media outlets like the Washington Post:
During a briefing this week, Leavitt focused on the BBC and their Gaza coverage while shredding them for citing the Hamas-run health ministry as a source.
The BBC clearly took exception to that:
The link in the post goes to a video of the BBC fact-check of Leavitt.
The video that the BBC thinks debunks what Leavitt said literally contains this part:
Leavitt: Unfortunately unlike some in the media, we don't take the word of Hamas with total truth.
BBC Fact Checker: But BBC News didn't do that. It did quote the Hamas-run health ministry with clear attribution. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-controlled government, is the main source of official information when it comes to casualties in Gaza.
That didn't escape the notice of Leavitt, who responded this way:
That particular "fact-check" was self-debunking!
And certainly not repeatedly citing Hamas as a remotely credible source.