Perhaps the most fraught topic during the first week of the war in Iran was the bombing of an elementary girls’ school, a horrendous event that killed about 165 people.
Some of the first reports, including one in Al Jazeera, claimed that Israel was responsible. That was followed by a social media campaign claiming that the Iranian government itself had admitted that the bombing was caused by one of its missiles that had gone astray. That was debunked by PolitiFact. Finally, investigations by media outlets like The New York Times and Bellingcat found that it was almost certain that the United States was responsible. The most likely explanation is that U.S. forces had targeted a Revolutionary Guard facility that was adjacent to the school.
I’m going to discuss with my graduate ethics students this evening how the story unfolded, and I’ve put together the slideshow you see here to go with it. You can also click here for a larger view.
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Man, what a great use of slide show to bring home a powerful, well-reported (and important!) piece. The part I’m having trouble getting my head around is the phase when people claimed Iran “admitted” being responsible for… what a challenge that’s going to be moving forward in wading through the authoritative-sounding “breaking” reports that show up on our feeds. We’re going to need so many pieces like this one Dan wrote to help us navigate this constant flood of facts mixed with disinformation.
Excellent sharing to educate us all in the analysis and synthesis side of Bloom’s taxonomy of critical thinking….now onward to evaluation as posed by your questions on the slide deck. Thank you for your work and keeping me engaged and educated and evolving!
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