Bianca Britton
@biancabritton.bsky.social
Senior Editor, BBC Verify at BBC News. Previously
NBC News and CNN London bureaux.
instagram.com/biancabritton.bbcnews
NBC News and CNN London bureaux.
instagram.com/biancabritton.bbcnews
Ros Atkins on... the BBC resignations www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on... the BBC resignations
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the resignations of BBC bosses - and how this crisis didn't come out of nowhere.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Ros Atkins on... the BBC resignations www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
New from BBC Verify: 'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre
Our team verified dozens of videos, analysed satellite imagery and tracked RSF fighters across social media to piece together how the mass killings unfolded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our team verified dozens of videos, analysed satellite imagery and tracked RSF fighters across social media to piece together how the mass killings unfolded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre in el-fasher
BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New from BBC Verify: 'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre
Our team verified dozens of videos, analysed satellite imagery and tracked RSF fighters across social media to piece together how the mass killings unfolded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our team verified dozens of videos, analysed satellite imagery and tracked RSF fighters across social media to piece together how the mass killings unfolded www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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For Palestinians, a line on a map can be the difference between life and death.
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For Palestinians, a line on a map can be the difference between life and death.
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify found Israel is controlling more of Gaza than agreed in the ceasefire deal.
Israel said anyone who crossed its "yellow line" would be “met with fire”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Israeli military is placing large yellow blocks to delineate the newly established Yellow Line in Gaza - issue is, it’s off by over 500 meters in some areas, shrinking the Palestinian safe area.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Israeli military is placing large yellow blocks to delineate the newly established Yellow Line in Gaza - issue is, it’s off by over 500 meters in some areas, shrinking the Palestinian safe area.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"It's worse than starting from scratch"
How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza? BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza? BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Worse than starting from scratch': how big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?
BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"It's worse than starting from scratch"
How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza? BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza? BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Donald Trump has threatened to disarm Hamas “violently” as the group moves to reassert control in Gaza, targeting what it calls “collaborators”.
Footage confirmed by BBC Verify shows a public execution and other displays of force since the ceasefire began last week.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Footage confirmed by BBC Verify shows a public execution and other displays of force since the ceasefire began last week.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump demands Hamas disarm, as group moves against 'collaborators' in Gaza
BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas fighters in Gaza, including one of an execution in the centre of Gaza City.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Donald Trump has threatened to disarm Hamas “violently” as the group moves to reassert control in Gaza, targeting what it calls “collaborators”.
Footage confirmed by BBC Verify shows a public execution and other displays of force since the ceasefire began last week.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Footage confirmed by BBC Verify shows a public execution and other displays of force since the ceasefire began last week.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Do Reform's economic/financial plans add up?
Claims on:
- the costs of net zero
- taxes
- spending
- cutting waste
My analysis for BBC website 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Claims on:
- the costs of net zero
- taxes
- spending
- cutting waste
My analysis for BBC website 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do Reform's economic plans add up?
The party has pledged to boost spending, but some have questioned how the party intends to pay for its plans.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Do Reform's economic/financial plans add up?
Claims on:
- the costs of net zero
- taxes
- spending
- cutting waste
My analysis for BBC website 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Claims on:
- the costs of net zero
- taxes
- spending
- cutting waste
My analysis for BBC website 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK is seeking to maintain the momentum it has gathered since the general election.
BBC Verify has examined what we know - and don't know - about the party’s aspirations when it comes to taxation, spending and borrowing.
Reporting by @benchu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify has examined what we know - and don't know - about the party’s aspirations when it comes to taxation, spending and borrowing.
Reporting by @benchu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do Reform's economic plans add up?
The party has pledged to boost spending, but some have questioned how the party intends to pay for its plans.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Reform UK is seeking to maintain the momentum it has gathered since the general election.
BBC Verify has examined what we know - and don't know - about the party’s aspirations when it comes to taxation, spending and borrowing.
Reporting by @benchu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify has examined what we know - and don't know - about the party’s aspirations when it comes to taxation, spending and borrowing.
Reporting by @benchu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New images reviewed by BBC Verify show that intensive bombardments and controlled explosions have levelled several neighbourhoods in Gaza City over the past four weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel destroys dozens of buildings in Gaza City as new offensive intensifies
The images come as the Israeli military says it has established control over 40% of Gaza City.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New images reviewed by BBC Verify show that intensive bombardments and controlled explosions have levelled several neighbourhoods in Gaza City over the past four weeks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Israel hit Nasser hospital 4 times in its deadly attack on Monday. Analysis with @merlynthomas.bsky.social and Sebastian Vandermeersch. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel struck Gaza's Nasser Hospital four times, analysis finds
New footage has revealed that two more strikes were carried out on hospital by Israel than initially reported.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Israel hit Nasser hospital 4 times in its deadly attack on Monday. Analysis with @merlynthomas.bsky.social and Sebastian Vandermeersch. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs levelled in the past few weeks. Reporting from @benedictgarman.com and @matt-murphy96.bsky.social for BBC Verify: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News
Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu...
www.bbc.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs levelled in the past few weeks. Reporting from @benedictgarman.com and @matt-murphy96.bsky.social for BBC Verify: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
A BBC Verify investigation uncovered an unreported Israeli strike in Khan Younis. The IDF now says artillery “deviated” and hit al-Mawasi due to an error. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation
At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A BBC Verify investigation uncovered an unreported Israeli strike in Khan Younis. The IDF now says artillery “deviated” and hit al-Mawasi due to an error. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made several claims about the BBC’s coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday.
They were false and misrepresented.
Ros Atkins with BBC Verify breaks it down: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
They were false and misrepresented.
Ros Atkins with BBC Verify breaks it down: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on... The White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage
On Tuesday White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt launched an attack on the BBC's coverage of reports that Israeli forces had killed Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza. She cla...
www.bbc.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made several claims about the BBC’s coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday.
They were false and misrepresented.
Ros Atkins with BBC Verify breaks it down: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
They were false and misrepresented.
Ros Atkins with BBC Verify breaks it down: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
WATCH: Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts told BBC Verify www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts say
CCTV footage obtained and verified by the BBC shows the moment before impact and the immediate aftermath. Munitions experts told BBC Verify that the strikes and destruction are consistent with the use...
www.bbc.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
WATCH: Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts told BBC Verify www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Russian authorities are seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainians who fled Mariupol, a BBC Verify investigation has found: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC News
To save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Russian authorities are seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainians who fled Mariupol, a BBC Verify investigation has found: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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Exclusive satellite imagery shows Israeli construction site 600m+ into the Golan Heights buffer zone.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Israeli military building in Syria buffer zone, satellite image shows
A satellite image taken 21 January shows new construction within the demilitarised zone.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Exclusive satellite imagery shows Israeli construction site 600m+ into the Golan Heights buffer zone.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
🚨 Exciting opportunity with my team at BBC Verify!
We’re hiring a Senior Journalist with broadcast expertise to join our Production Hub.
You'll produce stories for TV, digital video & social. Must have experience in forensic & data-driven journalism.
Apply here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job-invite/1...
We’re hiring a Senior Journalist with broadcast expertise to join our Production Hub.
You'll produce stories for TV, digital video & social. Must have experience in forensic & data-driven journalism.
Apply here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job-invite/1...
Senior Journalist - BBC Verify
Senior Journalist - BBC Verify
careers.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🚨 Exciting opportunity with my team at BBC Verify!
We’re hiring a Senior Journalist with broadcast expertise to join our Production Hub.
You'll produce stories for TV, digital video & social. Must have experience in forensic & data-driven journalism.
Apply here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job-invite/1...
We’re hiring a Senior Journalist with broadcast expertise to join our Production Hub.
You'll produce stories for TV, digital video & social. Must have experience in forensic & data-driven journalism.
Apply here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job-invite/1...
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1/ THREAD
How Ben and I know what we know and did what we could on the Gaza 'humanitarian zone'.
This really has been eight months’ hard work from him and assistance from me.
So how did we, for example, know this video from the PRCS was within the IDF-designated ‘humanitarian zone’?
How Ben and I know what we know and did what we could on the Gaza 'humanitarian zone'.
This really has been eight months’ hard work from him and assistance from me.
So how did we, for example, know this video from the PRCS was within the IDF-designated ‘humanitarian zone’?
January 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
1/ THREAD
How Ben and I know what we know and did what we could on the Gaza 'humanitarian zone'.
This really has been eight months’ hard work from him and assistance from me.
So how did we, for example, know this video from the PRCS was within the IDF-designated ‘humanitarian zone’?
How Ben and I know what we know and did what we could on the Gaza 'humanitarian zone'.
This really has been eight months’ hard work from him and assistance from me.
So how did we, for example, know this video from the PRCS was within the IDF-designated ‘humanitarian zone’?
How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza:
BBC Verify has been analysing the scale of damage - from deaths and injuries to infrastructure, hospitals, displacement, and aid shortages. Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify has been analysing the scale of damage - from deaths and injuries to infrastructure, hospitals, displacement, and aid shortages. Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza
BBC Verify examines how fighting has impacted civilians lives in Gaza, after over a year of fighting.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza:
BBC Verify has been analysing the scale of damage - from deaths and injuries to infrastructure, hospitals, displacement, and aid shortages. Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify has been analysing the scale of damage - from deaths and injuries to infrastructure, hospitals, displacement, and aid shortages. Read here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gaza 'humanitarian zone' struck almost 100 times since May, BBC Verify finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gaza 'humanitarian zone' struck almost 100 times, BBC finds
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Gaza 'humanitarian zone' struck almost 100 times since May, BBC Verify finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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THREAD - the people caught in the LA fires
BBC HaveYourSay find them and invite them to tell their stories.
Here's the initial reporting of Hollywood publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to James Kelly, on 10 January, about the worth of leaving early: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
BBC HaveYourSay find them and invite them to tell their stories.
Here's the initial reporting of Hollywood publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to James Kelly, on 10 January, about the worth of leaving early: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
More evacuation orders issued as largest LA wildfire bears down on new area
Many people in the wealthy neighbourhood of Brentwood have been told to leave, as the Palisades Fire spreads east.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
THREAD - the people caught in the LA fires
BBC HaveYourSay find them and invite them to tell their stories.
Here's the initial reporting of Hollywood publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to James Kelly, on 10 January, about the worth of leaving early: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
BBC HaveYourSay find them and invite them to tell their stories.
Here's the initial reporting of Hollywood publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to James Kelly, on 10 January, about the worth of leaving early: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
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Almost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Almost 100 strikes in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify finds
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Almost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our latest from BBC Verify: The humanitarian zone in Gaza, an area which Israel's military has told the residents to go to "for their safety", has been hit by 97 strikes since May.
Reporting from @benedictgarman.com, @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reporting from @benedictgarman.com, @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Almost 100 strikes in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify finds
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our latest from BBC Verify: The humanitarian zone in Gaza, an area which Israel's military has told the residents to go to "for their safety", has been hit by 97 strikes since May.
Reporting from @benedictgarman.com, @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reporting from @benedictgarman.com, @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have led to claims that officials there have mismanaged the city's preparation for such events.
BBC Verify looked into the facts behind the political fallout. Reporting from @jakehorton.bsky.social and @jcheetham.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify looked into the facts behind the political fallout. Reporting from @jakehorton.bsky.social and @jcheetham.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires
The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have led to claims that officials there have mismanaged the city's preparation for such events.
BBC Verify looked into the facts behind the political fallout. Reporting from @jakehorton.bsky.social and @jcheetham.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC Verify looked into the facts behind the political fallout. Reporting from @jakehorton.bsky.social and @jcheetham.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...