In an age of rampant misinformation and the mass proliferation of unverified content, many well-intentioned people are struggling to determine the appropriate use of certain language. Unfortunately, too many are reacting to the war between Israel and Hamas in a way that indicates they have internalized age-old antisemitic tropes; are exploiting loaded terms created for exclusive use under extraordinarily rare circumstances; and are inverting cause and effect in a way that undermines the international community’s ability to identify, investigate, and prosecute crimes against humanity.