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Trump marks three years since October 7 attack

Former US president posted a statement on Truth Social remembering the Hamas attack

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What this story says

  • Donald Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social account on Wednesday.
  • The statement marked three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel.
  • Trump described the event as 'one of the darkest and most evil days in the history of Israel'.
  • He stated he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the anniversary.

Who covered it

Left 0%(1)Centre 0%(0)Right 100%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 16 of the 22 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

66/100

Craft

72/100

Hype

25/100

22 sources · methodology

Donald Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social account on Wednesday, marking three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel. In the statement, Trump described October 7 as "one of the darkest and most evil days in the history of Israel" and said innocent civilians were murdered and kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. He also stated that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the anniversary.

Trump's claims on hostages and Israeli response

Trump claimed he fought to bring the hostages home and succeeded for both the living and the dead. He concluded the statement by saying, "We will NEVER forget October 7th. We will NEVER forget the victims. And we will always stand against the forces of Terror and Evil." Trump also commented on the ongoing response to the attack, stating, "the other side is paying a very big price for what they did on October 7th, believe me."

What the coverage left out

None of the reports below mention any details about the Hamas attack beyond what Donald Trump stated in his social media post. No left- or centre-rated outlets published this story.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 8 Oct 2026, 07:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Centre

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Right

5 rated outlets

  • The right-rated report from Arutz Sheva led with Donald Trump marking three years since the October 7 attack. The report included Trump's description of the day as "one of the darkest and most evil days in the history of Israel" and quoted his statement that "Innocent men, women, and children were murdered, kidnapped, and subjected to unimaginable horrors at the hands of Hamas TERRORISTS." The report also featured Trump's claim that he "fought relentlessly to bring the hostages home, and reunite them with their loved ones, and I did, both the living and the dead!" It noted his conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his comment that the other side was paying a price for the attack.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump marks three years since October 7 attack?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump marks three years since October 7 attack left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Trump marks three years since October 7 attack biased?
Trump marks three years since October 7 attack is one event reported by 22 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered Trump marks three years since October 7 attack?
22 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump post on Truth Social?
Donald Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social account on Wednesday to mark three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel. He described the day as one of the darkest and most evil in Israel's history and said innocent civilians were murdered and kidnapped.
Did Donald Trump speak with Benjamin Netanyahu?
Yes, Donald Trump stated that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the occasion of the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre. He said he wished Netanyahu and the people of Israel well.
What did Trump claim about the hostages?
Donald Trump claimed he fought relentlessly to bring the hostages home and succeeded in reuniting them with their loved ones, "both the living and the dead." He stated, "We will NEVER forget October 7th. We will NEVER forget the victims."

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