WSJ Criticized For Running Ad From Group Denying Armenian Genoicde

The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday encountered a backlash for publishing a full-page advertisement from a group denying the genocide of Armenians during World War I. 

The ad was placed by Fact Check Armenia, an arm of a group that says its goal is "to preserve and protect Turkish national identity and culture." Fact Check Armenia's website explicitly refutes evidence that Armenians were systematically killed en masse by the Ottoman Empire, the predecessor to modern-day Turkey. But the ad sent a subtler message implying Armenians shared responsibility for the historically fraught relationship between Turks and Armenians.