Philippe Karsenty

Philippe Karsenty
Born	25 June 1966 (1966-06-25) (age 58) Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Media analyst, founder of the watchdog Media-Ratings, local councilor of Neuilly-sur-Seine
Known for	Muhammad al Durrah conspiracy and lawsuit
Website	www.m-r.fr

Philippe Karsenty (born 25 June 1966) is a French politician and founder of Media-Ratings, a company monitoring the French media for bias.^{[citation needed]} Karsenty came to public attention when he was sued for libel by the public French television network, France 2, over accusations of staged footage by France 2 over the killing of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad al-Durrah. The libel suit lasted a decade, with the ultimate verdict being against Karsenty and requiring him to pay damages to France 2.