Overview

• Morgan’s post on X criticized pro-Israel figures for distrusting Gaza casualty tallies from the Hamas-run health ministry while unreservedly accepting Hamas-produced hostage videos.
• The message provoked widespread condemnation online, with users calling it a false equivalence that ignored the personal identities and proof-of-life value of the footage.
• On August 4, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli publicly censured Morgan, signaling an official rebuke.
• xAI’s Grok responded with an AI-driven comparison, asserting that hostage videos are backed by family and intelligence confirmation while casualty figures have historically been inflated.
• The episode underscores ongoing disputes over source reliability and the role of propaganda and AI analysis in the Israel–Palestine information landscape.