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Original poster

Why was the Gaza toddler Sky News thread deleted, and which guidelines?

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logicisall · 27/03/2026 22:20

Hi MNHQ
I was just on a thread about a wounded toddler in Gaza but there was a warning from a poster that it would soon be deleted, then lo and behold it was gone. Can you explain which guidelines were breached, as I'm mystified. It was just posters commenting on a story that's on Sky News and elsewhere.

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likelysuspect · 28/03/2026 07:15

TicklishReader · 27/03/2026 22:52

A pro-Israeli group that has been called out for dangerous lies in the past.

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Is there proof this is a dangerous lie though?

Or is there a neutral article about the story?

EasternStandard · 28/03/2026 07:12

hazelberry · 27/03/2026 22:45

MN should absolutely not host fake news threads.

There’s enough of that stuff in X and other sites.

Original poster
logicisall · 28/03/2026 06:59

From ChatGPT.

✅ Bottom line:

  • The toddler and his injuries appear to be real.
  • But the cause of the wounds (torture vs. shrapnel vs. something else) is disputed and not conclusively proven.

The ball's in your court @MNHQ

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Original poster
logicisall · 27/03/2026 23:04

gamerchick · 27/03/2026 22:48

Because it's weird that people want to watch videos of bairns being tortured?

There was a video of the child being tortured on the thread???!!!

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logicisall · 27/03/2026 23:02

hazelberry · 27/03/2026 22:45

MN should absolutely not host fake news threads.

Why not, if the thread then gives posters the opportunity to comment on why it's fake news and linking their evidence?
Isn't this deletion effectively censorship and/or a lack of trust in posters to engage in enlightened and informed debate on what is clearly an emotive subject?

Am I missing something here? I've not previously engaged with any of the Gaza threads.

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TicklishReader · 27/03/2026 22:52

likelysuspect · 27/03/2026 22:42

Who are they?

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A pro-Israeli group that has been called out for dangerous lies in the past.

gamerchick · 27/03/2026 22:48

Because it's weird that people want to watch videos of bairns being tortured?

hazelberry · 27/03/2026 22:45

MN should absolutely not host fake news threads.

likelysuspect · 27/03/2026 22:42

TicklishReader · 27/03/2026 22:36

This website is anything but "Honest".

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Who are they?

TicklishReader · 27/03/2026 22:36

likelysuspect · 27/03/2026 22:26

https://honestreporting.com/how-a-false-tortured-toddler-narrative-spread-unchecked/

This website is anything but "Honest".