The truth? A crowd surge around the aid convoy caused a deadly crush. Most of the deaths came from trampling and being run over, not bullets.

So how did the lie spread? @AssociatedPress’s early framing got syndicated everywhere. When the story jumped to social media, it solidified.  The later corrections explaining the crowd surge? Almost no one saw them.

This isn’t about shielding anyone from criticism. It’s about media accountability. When the first story goes viral and the full facts arrive late or get buried, bias becomes belief.