Follow-up point, very important:
All armies mislead in war (it's part of combat) & media will run with it.
Yesterday a single reporter said she was told something by IDF, in a press tour where only foreign journalists were allowed. IDF didn't confirm the account. Other reporters didn't, either.
But media acted like her secondhand uncorroborated account was true. In a flash it spread, fortifying fury.
This is the fog of war, and it diminishes trust in the long run.
Pay attention to sourcing.
@MLClark Media need to follow the scientific method, starting with peer review.