Criticism and Controversy
While Al Jazeera has a large audience in the Middle East, the organisation and the original Arabic channel in particular have taken criticism and been involved in several controversies.
One controversy founded on misinformation alleged that Al Jazeera showed videos of masked fighters beheading western hostages in Iraq. When this was reported in other media, Al Jazeera pressed for retractions to be made. This allegation repeated on Fox News Channel on the launch day of Al Jazeera English on 15 November 2006. Later, The Guardian apologised for the incorrect information.
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