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Debunked: Mehdi Joins Piers Morgan To Destroy Israeli Military Claims About Murdered Journalists

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Hasan, M. (2026, October 6). Debunked: Mehdi Joins Piers Morgan To Destroy Israeli Military Claims About Murdered Journalists. Zeteo. https://zeteo.com/p/debunked-mehdi-joins-piers-morgan

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On October 1, Israeli military officials released a video accusing journalists including Mehdi of spreading "fake news" about reporters killed in Gaza. In response, Mehdi appeared on Piers Morgan's show ‘Piers Uncensored’ to refute these claims and discussed them with Palestinian-American analyst Omar Baddar, as well as Israeli figures Amit Segal and Jonathan Conricus. The conversation covered various topics including the death toll in Gaza, war crimes testimonies from soldiers featured in a new documentary called “Naza,” and past instances of misinformation by the Israeli military.
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On October 1, Mehdi Hasan joined Piers Morgan on his show 'Piers Uncensored' to refute claims made by the Israeli military regarding journalists killed in Gaza during the conflict. The Israeli military had accused Mehdi and others of spreading "fake news" and claimed that some slain journalists were Hamas operatives without providing evidence. During the debate, Palestinian-American political analyst Omar Baddar participated alongside Mehdi, while Amit Segal, an ally of Netanyahu, and former Israeli military spokesperson Jonathan Conricus were also present to discuss various topics including the death toll in Gaza, a new documentary titled “Naza” which revealed war crime testimonies from Israeli soldiers, and conspiracies surrounding the FlyDubai plane hijacking attempt. The discussion aimed to address Israel's history of alleged lies and deceptions related to the conflict.

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FlyDubai Gaza Hamas Israel Israeli

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Israeli NORP · 5× Mehdi PERSON · 5× Piers PERSON · 3× Gaza GPE · 2× Amit Segal PERSON · 1× Hamas ORG · 1× Jonathan Conricus PERSON · 1× Netanyahu PERSON · 1× Omar Baddar PERSON · 1× Piers Morgan PERSON · 1×

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The debate covered: The death toll in Gaza The new documentary, “Naza,” which uncovered war crime testimonies from Israeli soldiers The Israeli military’s history of lies and deception The FlyDubai plane hijacking attempt and the conspiracies surrounding it
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06
2026-10-06 · Zeteo
Debunked: Mehdi Joins Piers Morgan To Destroy Israeli Military Claims About Murdered Journalists · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 1 hedged)

On October 1, the Israeli military tweeted a video attacking Mehdi and Piers Morgan, among others, for their reporting on journalists killed in Gaza since the genocide began; “fake news,” the video called it. asserted
video → tweet → it
Today, Mehdi joined Piers on his show, ‘Piers Uncensored,’ to debunk the Israeli report that followed that tweet, which included a long list of journalists it claims were Hamas operatives, with little to no evidence of their affiliation with the militant group. uncertain
it → join → group
Palestinian-American political analyst Omar Baddar also joined Mehdi to debate Netanyahu ally, Amit Segal, and former Israeli military spokesperson Jonathan Conricus on the latest out of Israel. asserted
Baddar → join → Israel
The debate covered: The death toll in Gaza The new documentary, “Naza,” which uncovered war crime testimonies from Israeli soldiers The Israeli military’s history of lies and deception The FlyDubai plane hijacking attempt and the conspiracies surrounding it asserted
which → cover → it
Watch Mehdi’s interview with Piers and the debate that followed to hear why Mehdi “condemned” Piers for his ability to moderate the debate. asserted
Mehdi → watch → debate
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