Inflated Gaza Death Toll and Social Media

On 60 Minutes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu challenged one of the most powerful narratives of the Gaza war:The casualty figures.In today’s episode, Avi Kaner breaks down a major new report from the Washington Institute analyzing eighteen months of Gaza death toll reporting.The findings are significant:Major revisions and methodological problems in the Hamas-run reporting systemThousands of removed or corrected entriesA striking overrepresentation of military-age men in the casualty dataConflicting figures between Hamas-run institutions themselvesWhy serious analysts say the civilian-combatant ratio is far more complex than many headlines suggestAnd how modern wars are increasingly fought through narratives, algorithms, and information warfareThe episode also connects these findings to Qatar’s media influence, Al Jazeera’s global reach, and the broader battle over perception during the Gaza war.This is not about denying suffering.It is about understanding how information shapes modern conflict.