In recent weeks, several Danish media outlets have published ads that they later had to remove. According to an expert, this type of ad sales can undermine the credibility of the media.

»A clear expression of Israeli war propaganda«: Israeli anti-Hamas ads run in several Danish media outlets

Fotocollage: Tomas Østergren. Foto: Ammar Awad/Reuters/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Fotocollage: Tomas Østergren. Foto: Ammar Awad/Reuters/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
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If you visited Jyllands-Posten’s homepage on Monday, May 26, you would have encountered a rather unusual ad.

»Hamas promises to repeat the massacre of October 7 again and again«, read the red text against a background image of Ghazi Hamad, a senior member of Hamas’ leadership.

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