> About Us > ... Accordingly, the mission of HonestReporting is to ensure truth, integrity and fairness, and to combat ideological prejudice in journalism and

> About Us > ... Accordingly, the mission of HonestReporting is to ensure truth, integrity and fairness, and to combat ideological prejudice in journalism and the media, as it impacts Israel. The name seems to be a red herring, their mission statement is to protect Israel. > According to a 2025 report by fact-checking site Misbar, many members of HonestReporting's staff have links to the Israeli government and military, and several previously worked in pro-Israel advocacy or served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).[4] > In December 2024, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar held a meeting with prominent figures from hasbara organizations, among them HonestReporting, announcing $150 million in funding to support their global outreach efforts.[21][4][22] Clues that it is a pro-Israel mouthpiece. So Al-Jazeera vs HonestReporting cancels out? Also from Wikipedia: > In November 2023, HonestReporting published an article questioning whether Palestinian photojournalists had tipped off the Associated Press, Reuters, The New York Times and CNN prior to the October 7 attacks. The report led two Israeli politicians to threaten that these journalists be killed,[34] while the Israeli Prime Minister's office said the journalists were "accomplices in crimes against humanity".[35] > On November 10, 2023, HonestReporting's director said he accepted that the media groups had no advance knowledge of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.[1]