"On Friday night's edition of Real Time on HBO, Jones said: Iran and Qatar have come up with a disinformation campaign that they are running through TikTok and Instagram that is massive. If you are a young person, you are opening up your phone, and all you see is dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, Diddy, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby. The comments received heavy criticism as Jones was called out for turning dead children into a punchline."
"I've watched hundreds of hours of Gaza videos in the last 2 years, including content filmed by our brave teams inside the strip, and can confirm that the dead Gaza baby' images are quite real, not the product of a disinformation campaign and that there is nothing funny about them, NBC News correspondent Hala Gorani said. Many others called out the remarks as well."
Van Jones apologized for comments he made on Bill Maher's show Friday night that drew intense criticism. On Real Time he claimed Iran and Qatar had launched a massive disinformation campaign on TikTok and Instagram, and he imitated what he said young viewers saw by repeating “dead Gaza baby” as a chant. The imitation and studio laughter sparked accusations that he turned images of dead children into a punchline. NBC News correspondent Hala Gorani said she had watched hundreds of hours of Gaza footage and confirmed the images are real, not disinformation. Multiple public figures and observers condemned the remarks and called for accountability.
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