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Antisemitism is a thriving and lucrative business | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 1080 words · By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
Media figures' motivations (fame/money) Financial Incentive vs. Morality Media Ethics Antisemitism as a profitable industry Societal blame shifting Antisemitism
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What to know about Media figures' motivations (fame/money)

All of us know that antisemitism is a pernicious bigotry that has always been around, aspiring to disenfranchise Jews and eventually get rid of them.

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Techniques found 7
Topics 6

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What happened

All of us know that antisemitism is a pernicious bigotry that has always been around, aspiring to disenfranchise Jews and eventually get rid of them.

Why it matters

What has become evident is that, today, it’s turned into a thriving business that catapults its purveyors to fame and wealth.

Common ground

If you don’t believe that, just read Joel Waldman’s article, “Why I said no to Megyn Kelly” (April 7).

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892474

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 7 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Black-and-White Fallacy 70% confidence
Presenting only two options when more exist.
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Appeal to Anger 80% confidence
Provoking outrage to bypass rational evaluation of an argument.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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Slippery Slope 75% confidence
Arguing that one event will inevitably lead to extreme consequences without evidence.
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Scapegoating 90% confidence
Blaming a person or group for problems they did not cause.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In the case of the very popular Megyn Kelly, Waldman is bewildered, wondering how it’s possible that she, as a successful journalist who earned up to $69 million during her stint with NBC, would do this for the sake of money.”
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The Daily Mail reports that Megyn Kelly was set to be paid out her entire $69 million contract from NBC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megyn Marie Kelly (; born November 18, 1970) is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyn_Kelly
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megyn Kelly Today is an American daytime talk show that was broadcast by NBC. Premiering on September 25, 2017, it replaced Today's Take as the third hour of NBC's national morning show Today. The pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyn_Kelly_Today
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly is an American television news magazine hosted by journalist and former attorney Megyn Kelly. The series premiered on NBC on June 4, 2017, as Kelly's first NBC News progr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Night_with_Megyn_Kelly
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Claim 2: “The former Fox News national correspondent and true crime podcaster, who was invited to appear on Kelly’s show, decided to pass up the opportunity that would have garnered him those coveted clicks, described by him as “the central currency of modern media.””
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The provided evidence includes general information about Megyn Kelly and Fox News, but there is no specific mention of a person named Joel Waldman declining an appearance on her show or making the quote about 'central currency of modern media'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fox News Channel (FNC), often referred to as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City. Owned by the F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois, a state within the larger United States of America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Illinois
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Claim 3: “As the son of a Holocaust survivor, he is all the more sensitive to the seismic outbreak of anti-Jewish sentiment that has emerged with a vengeance since October 7.”
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While the evidence confirms a rise in anti-Jewish sentiment after October 7, there is no evidence provided to confirm that Joel Waldman is the son of a Holocaust survivor or his personal sensitivities.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greatest Hits Volume III is the second greatest hits album from American singer songwriter Billy Joel. The volume follows Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II (1985) and includes hits from 1983 to 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Volume_III_(Bill…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kiryas Joel (Yiddish: קרית יואל, romanized: Kiryas Yoyel, pronounced [ˈkɪrjəs ˈjɔɪ.əl] ; often locally abbreviated as KJ) is a village coterminous with the Town of Palm Tree in Orange County, New York…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryas_Joel,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randy Waldman (born September 8, 1955) is an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor. He has frequently collaborated with Barbra Streisand, serving as her pianist and conductor since 1984.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Waldman
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Claim 4: “And while Jews make up a mere 0.2% of the world’s total population, it boggles the mind to believe that this microscopic speck of people could actually be the culprits of every evil that exists.”
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Wikipedia and other population statistics explicitly state that Jews constitute 0.2% of the world's population.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roughly 85% of the global Jewish population of 16,570,000 is concentrated in two countries: Israel and the United States, which are the only nations with Jewish populations exceeding one million. Jews…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population_by_country
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web search NEUTRAL — Around 31% of the world’s population are Christians, closely followed by Muslims at 25%. Jews have the smallest population of major religions, with only 0.2% of the world identifying as Jewish.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-major-religions-of-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — The term "World Population" refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world.13,850,000 Jews (0.2%), four-fifths of which live in two countries: United States …
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
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Claim 5: “King Solomon, known for being the wisest man who ever lived, said, “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold” (Proverbs 22:1).”
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Multiple sources confirm that Proverbs 22:1 is attributed to King Solomon and contains the text 'A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold'.
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web search NEUTRAL — "A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favour is better than silver or gold." – Proverbs 22:1. This biblical passage, written by King Solomon, despite being written millennia ago, …
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-name-more-desirable-than…
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web search NEUTRAL — (Proverbs 22 verse 1 ). A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
https://www.louconron.com/2018/08/thought-for-the-day/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. 2 Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all. 3 The prudent see danger and ta…
https://bible.by/niv/20/22
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Claim 6: “By also refusing to call out Tucker Carlson, because he is a friend, Kelly has chosen to abandon mainstream common sense and take the Colosseum path of Rome, knowing that it will benefit her business model, apparently the deciding factor in what she is willing to abandon for the sake of the demanded entertainment she is providing.”
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The evidence mentions Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly in the same context (e.g., a conversation about Jake Tapper), but does not provide evidence that she 'refused to call him out' because he is a friend or that this is tied to her business model.
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web search NEUTRAL — Megyn Marie Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, political commentator, and media personality. She hosts The Megyn Kelly Show, a talk show and podcast that airs daily on SiriusXM's Triumph chann…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyn_Kelly
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web search NEUTRAL — A critical look at Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly's shift from truth to distortion in faith and politics.Because this is not the Tucker Carlson many of us knew professionally for years. My interaction…
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2026/05/15/w…
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web search NEUTRAL — And Tucker Carlson just told Megyn Kelly something about Tapper's past that neither of them could keep a straight face about. Tucker Knew Tapper Before the Cameras. The conversation started when Rep. …
https://rightnewswire.com/tucker-carlson-just-revealed-somet…
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Claim 7: “Megyn has repeatedly denied that she is an antisemite, or has any ill will towards the Jewish people, and while that may be true, giving her the benefit of the doubt, how does a woman with her level of intellect and shrewdness fail to realize that her amplification of claims that “this war is being fought for Israel and not for the US” doesn’t stimulate angry and hateful sentiment against everyday Jews?”
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The provided evidence confirms Megyn Kelly's career history and current platforms, but does not contain any records of her denying being an antisemite or her specific comments regarding the war being fought for Israel vs the US.
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web search NEUTRAL — After leaving Fox News in January 2017, Kelly joined NBC News to host Megyn Kelly Today. She left NBC in January 2019 and later transitioned to independent media with her podcast and online platforms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyn_Kelly
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web search NEUTRAL — The Megyn Kelly Show is your home for open, honest and provocative conversations with the most interesting and important political, legal and cultural figures today.
https://www.youtube.com/c/MegynKelly/videos
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Megyn is joined by Glenn Greenwald, host of System Update on Substack, to discuss the chilling comment Chinese President Xi Jinping made about the “Thucydides Trap” during U.S.-China summ…
https://www.megynkelly.com/
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.