While other U.S. outlets have on occasion fallen into the trap of credulously parroting Hamas propaganda, none as prominent have done so with the frequency and brazenness of the Post, which has uncritically cited casualty figures provided by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry in 148 separate articles published since the October 7 Hamas terror attack, according to a National Review analysis.

In addition to its reliance on casualty numbers provided by Hamas, which has a history of lying about Israeli actions for propaganda purposes, the paper has passed off anti-Israel activists as neutral subject-matter experts, joined disreputable Middle Eastern media outlets in parroting long-standing antisemitic conspiracy theories, failed to reach out to Israeli officials before publishing an article critical of the Jewish state, and misrepresented an attack later revealed to be the result of Palestinian terror-group activity.

[Does anyone wonder why its traffic has cratered in recent months? They have devolved into a progressive-bubble struggle session rather than a news outlet. They laid off talented reporters and held onto the hacks. These results are no accident. — Ed]