October 7: The Truth About The War That Mainstream Media Has Forgotten

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Dr. Phil McGraw

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Two years after the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, one of America’s largest newspapers shows its true colors with its disgraceful coverage of the October 7th anniversary. These so-called journalists whitewashed the slaughter, and turned the victims into footnotes. While the Gaza war officially started that day, never forget that Hamas is completely responsible.

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0:00.0	Today, October 7th is a very emotional day for Jews around the world and all of humanity.
0:08.8	Why? Because October 7th marks the second anniversary of Hamas' brutal massacre of over 1,200 innocent men, women, and children.
0:21.0	The deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.
0:26.2	Today's Real Story
0:27.4	Certain legacy media outlets are using this day to push their own narrative.
0:32.0	Case in point, USA Today.
0:34.0	If you logged on to its app or website at 8 a.m. this morning, here is what you saw. A big
0:40.0	glaring headline. Two years of war in Gaza, visualizing destruction since October 7th.
0:47.8	The subheadline, Gaza is unrecognizable. Two years of the Israeli Hamas war transformed the Palestinian coastline.
0:57.4	And here's another USA Today headline. See the toll in Gaza after two years of war. First,
1:03.6	a warning. This story contains graphic images. Makes sense. Some of the more disturbing images
1:10.4	I've ever seen with my own two eyes were from the
1:13.4	October 7th attack, except there is one problem. None of these pictures were from October 7th.
1:20.2	They were all the devastation in Gaza. Here's why this is such an absolute, unmitigated disgrace.
1:29.0	Is that what October 7th is about?
1:32.6	October 7th is about what happened when Israel was invaded.
1:40.5	These stories aren't about the horrors Hamas committed on October 7th.
1:46.8	Except for some of the small print, there's no mention of the unprovoked attack on Israel.
1:52.0	Did the war officially begin on October 7th?
1:55.2	Yes, it did.
1:56.0	Hamas started a war and Israel immediately retaliated.
2:00.7	Anyone with half a brain could predict that Israel was going to retaliate.
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