The point of departure for this paper is the intersection of two mutually dependent crises - that of migration, and the crisis of public discourse characterized by a rise in incivility and dissemination of false claims about threats to national societies. The aim is to compare coverage of migration issues in three global television news channels: Al Jazeera English, BBC World and CNN International in June 2018 in ordeer to problematize the role of global journalism in a context of information warfare. The results of the analysis of 108 news reports provide evidence for the argument that the approaches of the three outlets differ in thought-provoking ways, and that the consumer of global news is given far-from-simple answer to the question of whether the refugee crisis is about politics, humanity or morality.