Hardly anyone took a moment to think about that. My mom saw the article and did what most good NYT readers did - jumped to the conclusion that Israel bombed the hospital. The end. Furthermore, the story was accompanied with a picture of a bombed out building that had nothing to do with the hospital but was meant to deceive.
But the original NYT headline had the qualifier "...Palestinians Say"
Hardly anyone took a moment to think about that. My mom saw the article and did what most good NYT readers did - jumped to the conclusion that Israel bombed the hospital. The end. Furthermore, the story was accompanied with a picture of a bombed out building that had nothing to do with the hospital but was meant to deceive.
Doesn't matter. Damage done. Those who aren't skeptical will revert to their bias.