The Jerusalem Post controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
False report about deceased Gaza infant
The newspaper published and then removed an article falsely claiming that a dead five-month-old Palestinian baby was a doll. The Post said the article failed to meet its editorial standards and retracted it publicly.
2020
Investigation into ministry-funded anti-BDS content
A three-year investigation published by +972 Magazine reported that Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs paid large sums to The Jerusalem Post and other outlets for content opposing human-rights movements, including material concerning BDS. The reporting also referred to a ministry-produced documentary screened through the newspaper's platform.
2020
Fabricated opinion identities and influence networks
Reuters and The Daily Beast reported that the Jerusalem Post had published opinion pieces attributed to nonexistent people or connected with networks of false online personas. The reports raised concerns about source verification and the use of media outlets in coordinated influence efforts.