The directive came from Mark Memmott, the network's director of standards and practices. He urged staffers to avoid controversial terms when reporting about the war between Israel and Hamas.

He told reporters not to refer to Jerusalem as being in Israel. In essence, he's instructing journalists to deny reality.

Memmott's email advised CBS News staff to avoid saying Jerusalem is in Israel, noting that "the status of Jerusalem goes to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

While the US embassy is in Jerusalem, and the Trump administration formally recognized it as Israel's capital in 2017, the memo emphasized that its status is disputed.

The news coming as CBS deals with fallout from a report that a Jewish anchor was admonished for pushing back on anti-Israel author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

President Trump was enraged.

"60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History," he wrote on X. "CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS—and maybe even WORSE!"

The directive sparked outrage across the conservative world and among journalists—including many who are employed by CBS News.

Adam Rubenstein, contributing editor at The Free Press, stated, "Standards desks are now instructing journalists to deny reality."

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