Friday, June 13, 2025

News Lies by Omission

 🕊️ When the News Lies by Omission: The Truth About the Israel–Iran Escalation

By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita | June 14, 2025

This morning, someone I know — someone who follows the “news” on TV — told me Iran attacked Israel out of nowhere.
They never heard a single word about the massive Israeli airstrike on Iran that took place just hours earlier.

That’s not just an oversight.
That’s propaganda through omission.


🧨 What Actually Happened (In Order)

  • June 13, 2025 (early morning):
    Israel launched one of its largest-ever military operations on Iranian soil.
    Over 200 targets were hit, including nuclear facilities at Natanz and Fordow.
    Dozens of people were killed, including scientists and senior IRGC commanders.

  • June 13, 2025 (hours later):
    Iran responded with a wave of ballistic missiles and drones.
    Tel Aviv and Jerusalem were among the targets.
    Most missiles were intercepted, but some got through.
    40 Israelis were injured, and 2 are in critical condition.

So, who struck first?
👉 Israel.
But if you only saw BBC headlines or TV soundbites, you’d think it was Iran starting a war.


🔍 Why This Matters

This kind of reporting:

  • Frames Iran as the aggressor, when it was retaliating
  • Hides Israeli responsibility for initiating the latest violence
  • Manipulates public sympathy, by only showing one side’s pain
  • Makes diplomacy harder, by misleading citizens

📺 Example of BBC Bias

Here’s a real BBC summary from today:

“Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel as its supreme leader vows to 'inflict heavy blows'…”

Nowhere in that intro does it say:
➡️ “In response to overnight Israeli airstrikes that killed dozens in Iran…”

That’s not an accident. That’s how the story gets flipped.


🧠 Media Literacy is a Survival Skill Now

In this world of war, disinformation, and state-aligned media, we need to:

  • Check timelines
  • Ask what’s missing
  • Listen to voices on the ground
  • Question emotional manipulation

It’s not about choosing sides — it’s about truth, humanity, and stopping more death.


✊ Share the Truth

Help others break through the fog.
Here’s a simple post you can copy & paste:

The media told you Iran attacked Israel.
But did they tell you Israel bombed Iran first — killing dozens?

This war didn’t start today. It escalated after an Israeli strike that the media buried.

We deserve better than war-by-deception. #TruthBeforeWar


💬 Let me know in the comments:

  • Did you hear about Israel’s airstrikes before Iran’s retaliation?
  • Do you trust your news source to tell the full story?

We must hold the media — and ourselves — accountable.

🕯️💔 For all lives lost, on all sides. War is not the answer.



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