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NYT proving ‘rock bottom actually has a basement’ with latest antisemitic speech: Joe Concha

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Miller, B. (2026, September 17). NYT proving ‘rock bottom actually has a basement’ with latest antisemitic speech: Joe Concha. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4731540/new-york-times-october-7-editing-error-joe-concha/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-09-17 · by Britta Miller

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Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, criticized the New York Times for an editing error in which it suggested that Israelis’ experience as victims of Oct. 7 was a matter of perception. The Times removed the sentence after posting an editor’s note on X Wednesday acknowledging the mistake. Concha accused the newspaper of promoting antisemitic views and claimed that its actions demonstrate extreme bias against Jews, calling the paper “not even worth lining your average kitty litter with.”
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Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized the New York Times for an "editing error" in its coverage of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, where it mistakenly implied that Israeli victimhood was a matter of perspective rather than fact. On Fox News’s Hannity, Concha questioned why the New York Times would doubt Jewish victimization and called it antisemitic. The newspaper acknowledged and corrected the error after criticism from conservative outlets like the Washington Examiner. Another article by Zachary Faria in the same publication highlighted that such errors consistently paint an anti-Israeli narrative, with one instance stating Israelis still largely view themselves as victims of the Oct. 7 attack when Palestinian terrorists killed over 1,200 civilians, including women and children, and took hundreds hostage. The New York Times removed the sentence from its article to address these concerns.

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sentences that state something as happening or true
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Britta Miller
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Topics

Fox News’s Israelis Jews Washington Examiner the New York Times

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Israelis NORP · 4× the New York Times ORG · 4× Concha PERSON · 3× Jews NORP · 2× Fox News’s ORG · 1× Israeli NORP · 1× Joe Concha PERSON · 1× Washington Examiner ORG · 1×

Narrative

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed the New York Times for an “editing error” where it stated that Israelis “view themselves” as Oct. 7 victims.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed the New York Times for an “editing error” where it stated that Israelis “view themselves” as Oct. 7 victims. asserted
Israelis → slam → victims
Concha questioned why the New York Times is “putting into question whether Jews are the victims of Oct. 7? asserted
Jews → question → Oct.
I mean, that’s 31 flavors of delusion,” he said on Fox News’s Hannity on Thursday. asserted
he → mean → Thursday
The article, published Sept. 14, said, “But Israelis still largely view themselves as the victims of Oct. 7.” asserted
Israelis → publish → Oct.
The line called into question why Israeli victimhood was framed as a matter of perception. asserted
victimhood → call → perception
The New York Times posted on X Wednesday, announcing it had removed the sentence. asserted
it → post → sentence
“Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this article included a statement that was intended to convey Israelis’ perception of the government’s military response to the Oct. 7 terror attack in relation to the attacks, but inadvertently suggested that Israelis’ experience as terror victims was a matter of perception. uncertain
experience → include → perception
It has been removed from the article,” the editor’s note said. asserted
note → remove → article
“Antisemitism is completely and totally going off the charts,” Concha said. asserted
Concha → go → charts
“The New York Times, by the way, once again, is proving that rock bottom actually has a basement. asserted
bottom → prove → basement
What happened on Oct. 7 was the most horrific atrocity we have seen against Jews since the Holocaust,” Concha said. asserted
Concha → happen → Holocaust
“It’s a paper not even worth lining your average kitty litter with at this point.” asserted
It → ’ → point
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