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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hi @npr.org—are you planning to issue a correction or at least an editor's note to your story on Mohammad Al-Motawaq?

There is major contention surrounding the basic facts of your reporting, and readers deserve to know that.

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Aug 19

These images were used to give the impression that the average Gazan is on the brink of death due to an Israeli-made famine. That is not true.

There is widespread suffering in Gaza. The fact that these kids are stuck in a war zone without proper medical care is tragic enough. No need to lie.

Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Aug 18

I recently looked up the Arabic translation of some of the names of the emaciated children used in coverage of the alleged famine in Gaza.

It turns out that many of them were sick before the war and have long, complicated medical histories. Our reporting shows they do not represent the average.

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Aug 18

Wow! A lot of feedback here—thank you for engaging with our work at @thefp.com and for reading about this important issue.

Full story: www.thefp.com/p/they-becam...

They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All 12 Suffer from Other Health Problems.

A Free Press investigation found that the viral photos lacked important context: The subjects have cystic fibrosis, rickets, or other serious ailments.

www.thefp.com

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Aug 18

You’re totally right to want proof! Here’s our reporting that just came out tonight: www.thefp.com/p/they-becam...

They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All 12 Suffer from Other Health Problems.

A Free Press investigation found that the viral photos lacked important context: The subjects have cystic fibrosis, rickets, or other serious ailments.

www.thefp.com

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Aug 18

I recently looked up the Arabic translation of some of the names of the emaciated children used in coverage of the alleged famine in Gaza.

It turns out that many of them were sick before the war and have long, complicated medical histories. Our reporting shows they do not represent the average.

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Aug 1

NPR still hasn't corrected their sloppy journalism.

Don't forget this when your station's next pledge drive rolls around. They will ask you for money.

Don't give them a cent.

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jul 29

The New York Times issued an editor’s note, correcting their glaring omission about this child’s health.

Has @npr.org?

Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Jul 27

The story behind the pictures that have haunted the entire world - how chronic hunger in Gaza is destroying tiny bodies, including that of 18 month old Mohammad. Listen/read.

www.npr.org/2025/07/27/g...

His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza

Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son Mohammad is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors and aid workers warn of permanent damage to the health of children in Gaza due to chronic malnutrition...

www.npr.org

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jul 28

Alternatively, what steps is @npr.org taking to affirm that they did not promulgate lies or omit key facts?

Readers and listeners deserve to know how you are working to confirm your reporting.

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hi @npr.org—are you planning to issue a correction or at least an editor's note to your story on Mohammad Al-Motawaq?

There is major contention surrounding the basic facts of your reporting, and readers deserve to know that.

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jul 28

Are you planning to issue a correction or at least an editor's note? Readers deserve to know that the basic facts of your story are in contention.

Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Jul 27

The story behind the pictures that have haunted the entire world - how chronic hunger in Gaza is destroying tiny bodies, including that of 18 month old Mohammad. Listen/read.

www.npr.org/2025/07/27/g...

His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza

Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son Mohammad is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors and aid workers warn of permanent damage to the health of children in Gaza due to chronic malnutrition...

www.npr.org

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jun 29

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jun 29

“Take the sharks to The Hague.” - my slogan for mayor of Panama City Beach 2025

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jun 29

“Take the sharks to The Hague.” - my slogan for mayor of Panama City Beach 2025

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jun 24

My latest: the Cuomo campaign has virtually no ground game operation.

Zohran Mamdani? Oh he’s got ~50,000 volunteers and growing.

The Free Press @thefp.com · Jun 24

Zohran Mamdani's surging mayoral campaign is powered by 50,000 volunteers, with last-minute help from socialists from Atlanta.

Mamdani Outhustled Cuomo. It Could Make Him New York’s Next Mayor.

Zohran Mamdani's surging mayoral campaign is powered by 50,000 volunteers, with last-minute help from socialists from Atlanta.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · Jun 24

Zohran Mamdani's surging mayoral campaign is powered by 50,000 volunteers, with last-minute help from socialists from Atlanta.

Mamdani Outhustled Cuomo. It Could Make Him New York’s Next Mayor.

Zohran Mamdani's surging mayoral campaign is powered by 50,000 volunteers, with last-minute help from socialists from Atlanta.

bit.ly

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hi from Tablet Magazine’s Sinai Awards, where they just honored Alice Nderitu, the UN’s former special adviser on the prevention of genocide.

She had the courage to refuse to label Israel’s war against Hamas a “genocide.”

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Jun 13

Bluesky—is this what this app is about?

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · May 30

Guys how on earth do these work at Central Park

Do I actually have to respect them? Because the horses and bikers def don’t

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · May 21

"Oh, great. I hope it hurts."

That's how a 34-year-old nonbinary socialist responded when they found out Biden had cancer.

They're not alone: I spoke with far left activists from across the country not shedding a single tear for 'Genocide Joe.' www.thefp.com/p/the-leftis...

The Leftists Celebrating Joe Biden’s Cancer

Joe Biden 'ought to seek out treatment in a cancer ward in Gaza,’ one person told The Free Press.

www.thefp.com

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · May 7

Literally a delicacy!!!!

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Apr 15

Does Israel have the right to exist?

“Yes.” - Zohran Mamdani via his campaign when I pressed them on it a fourth time

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Apr 10

Hi from the last 5 minutes of my birthday. This is the first one I’ve ever celebrated—not with a party (I didn’t have one this year), but internally. I felt excited. Never did I ever expect to grow up into an adult, and especially not one who loves life.

Thank you world for the past year!

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Apr 4

Dance party on the roof, baby!

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Apr 1

Luigi Mangione fans have raised more than $12,000 for his defense fund after news broke that federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty.
www.thefp.com/p/luigi-mang...

Luigi Mangione Fans ‘Coming in Hot’ After News of Death Penalty

Within one hour, hundreds have given more than $12,000 to ‘free Luigi’—the heartthrob accused of killing a CEO.

www.thefp.com

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Olivia Reingold @olivia-reingold.bsky.social · Mar 10

“Look, I’m going to pardon you. Clean it all up for you—you’re going to be cleaner than me. I’m doing for you what I can’t do for myself.” - Trump to Rod Blagojevich

www.thefp.com/p/rod-blagoj...

Jailed. Pardoned. Now Rod Blagojevich Wants to Be a ‘Trumpocrat’

With a presidential pardon in the bag, the disgraced ex-governor may be eyeing a run for mayor of Chicago. ‘I’m at the stage of my life that’s a new beginning.’

www.thefp.com

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