The headlines move fast. The spin moves faster. So we’re going live to check it. CHECKED by HonestReporting starts October 21. Every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET on X and YouTube. 30 minutes, no fluff. Just the week’s coverage put to the test.

⚠️ A missile didn't just "land" in Majdal Shams. It was fired by a terrorist group and struck a civilian area. ⚠️ Hezbollah initially claimed responsibility for firing missiles at targets near Majdal Shams. It only denied its involvement once it realized that it had killed 12 children. ⚠️ Just because a terror group denies responsibility, this does not mean we don't know who fired the missile. Why is @FRANCE24 providing cover for Hezbollah's terrorism?

Dumb or dumber? A) Galway students boycotting Coca-Cola, whose West Bank franchise employs more than 1,000 Palestinians and supports over 10,000 local livelihoods. Or: B) @Independent_ie covering the boycott while apparently being unable to spell Israel. Activism this well-informed deserves journalism to match.

American Jews and Israeli Jews share a history, an identity, and a future. But do they still understand each other? October 7 exposed a divide that had been growing for decades. On this episode of The Honest Take, Ben Chertoff sits down with author Daniel Gordis to discuss why American and Israeli Jews see the world so differently, how antisemitism and the war have reshaped their relationship, and whether the growing rift can be repaired. Two communities. Two very different realities. One Jewish people. Listen to the full episode anywhere you get your podcasts.

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For years, Dustin Hoffman appeared to keep Israel at arm’s length. Now he’s delivered a welcome Hollywood plot twist. The Oscar-winning actor joined a star-studded UCLA event celebrating the Jewish people’s historic connection to Israel and raising funds for Israelis recovering from October 7. He even joined singer Ester Rada for “Hatikvah.” When so many celebrities prefer silence, Hoffman deserves credit for showing up. honestreporting.com/a-welcom…

What’s in the headlines shapes what audiences care about, and right now the priorities are badly skewed. Douglas Murray argues newsrooms cover what’s easy to reach, not what matters most. Iran keeps foreign journalists out, so its mass killings barely make the front page, while a West Bank land dispute gets nonstop coverage. As Murray puts it, the media “is not honest anymore about what it cannot report.” Has West Bank coverage shaped how you see the region?

France was burning over wages, schools and the cost of living. So why were Palestinian flags flying at protests about French domestic issues? And why were those flags missing from photo roundups by Magnum, AFP and TIME? AFP even photographed one but omitted it from its own Instagram selection. Photo editors can't show everything. But what they choose to leave out can be just as revealing as what they publish. honestreporting.com/france-w…

Bizarre framing from @Telegraph. Politicians across Israel’s political spectrum have criticized NAZA for what they say are serious factual and journalistic failures. Yet The Telegraph turns that criticism into an election story and declares the documentary is somehow “at the heart of Israel’s election.” It isn’t. If anything, that headline shows how badly The Telegraph misunderstands what is actually driving Israeli politics. xitter.cf/Telegraph/status/21128…