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BBC Verify yet again uses its ‘fact checking’ facade to bolster the BBC's chosen framing of a particular story - one which, of course, vilifies Israel.
BBC Verify tries to prop up a chosen narrative
Earlier this month we discussed the BBC’s framing of airdrops of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip even before they had been resumed: BBC DOES ‘RINSE
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August 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
BBC Verify yet again uses its ‘fact checking’ facade to bolster the BBC's chosen framing of a particular story - one which, of course, vilifies Israel.
The BBC has manipulatively used context-free images of a disabled child to promote its own chosen narrative of starvation and famine in the Gaza Strip.
That is not journalism; it is propaganda.
That is not journalism; it is propaganda.
BBC again fails to provide context to ‘starving Gaza baby’ photos
Yesterday we documented the BBC’s use of a photograph of a child – then in the Gaza Strip – with an undisclosed underlying genetic medical condition in or
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July 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The BBC has manipulatively used context-free images of a disabled child to promote its own chosen narrative of starvation and famine in the Gaza Strip.
That is not journalism; it is propaganda.
That is not journalism; it is propaganda.
CAMERA UK Press Release: @channel4.bsky.social airs Gaza film despite producer's support of terrorism.
Press Release: Channel 4 Aired Gaza Film Despite Producer’s Praise for Terror
Channel 4’s recent decision to air a controversial film, Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, raises serious ethical concerns. A CAMERA Arabic investigation revealed t
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July 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
CAMERA UK Press Release: @channel4.bsky.social airs Gaza film despite producer's support of terrorism.
After spreading Tom Fletcher’s ’14,000 babies will die in 48 hours’ claim, we now see the corporation blindly promoting misinformation that Palestinian "children will begin to die of thirst" from a UN employee who has misled BBC audiences in the past. @bbcnewslive.bsky.social
BBC News yet again uncritically promotes unauthenticated UN claims
While the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page content has in recent days focused mainly on events in Israel and Iran, visitors have also seen some cover
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June 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
After spreading Tom Fletcher’s ’14,000 babies will die in 48 hours’ claim, we now see the corporation blindly promoting misinformation that Palestinian "children will begin to die of thirst" from a UN employee who has misled BBC audiences in the past. @bbcnewslive.bsky.social
A BBC report about the recovery of the bodies of three hostages fails to tell readers that one of them was abducted by an UNRWA employee.
When will the BBC start reporting accurately and impartially on UNRWA?
On April 28th the BBC News website published a report by the corporation’s Hague correspondent Anna Holligan relating to the first day of public hearings on a
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June 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A BBC report about the recovery of the bodies of three hostages fails to tell readers that one of them was abducted by an UNRWA employee.
The BBC’s promotion of unverified claims made by representatives of the Iranian regime, its state-controlled media and media outlets run by the IRGC is not conducive to full audience understanding of events.
Omissions in BBC report about strike on Iran state TV building
In the early hours of June 17th the BBC News website published a report by David Gritten headlined “Israel bombs Iran state TV during live broadcast” which
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June 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The BBC’s promotion of unverified claims made by representatives of the Iranian regime, its state-controlled media and media outlets run by the IRGC is not conducive to full audience understanding of events.
Here's our round-up and analysis of BBC's coverage of the Israel-Iran war to date.
Initial BBC News website coverage of events in Iran and Israel
On the morning of June 13th the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page had little to offer its visitors in the way of reporting on the strikes that Israel
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June 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Here's our round-up and analysis of BBC's coverage of the Israel-Iran war to date.
Sources quoted by the BBC in reports on alleged incidents at aid distribution sites are members of - or covering for - Hamas.
Looking behind the titles of two BBC sources in the Gaza Strip
On June 3rd the BBC News website published a report by Tom Bennett titled “At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire near aid centre, Gaza authorities s
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June 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Sources quoted by the BBC in reports on alleged incidents at aid distribution sites are members of - or covering for - Hamas.
BBC uncritically quoted activists from the aid yacht claiming that the IDF's naval blockade is "illegal", without informing audiences that a 2011 UN Panel of Inquiry ruled that the naval blockade is in fact LEGAL.
BBC News prioritises ‘aid yacht’ propaganda over factual information
Visitors to the BBC News website on the morning of June 9th found no fewer than three items relating to the topic of the UK flagged one-boat agitprop which had
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June 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
BBC uncritically quoted activists from the aid yacht claiming that the IDF's naval blockade is "illegal", without informing audiences that a 2011 UN Panel of Inquiry ruled that the naval blockade is in fact LEGAL.
While some of the WH Press Secretary’s remarks were indeed inaccurate, it is nevertheless remarkable that the BBC chooses to defend its use of information supplied by a terror org and to claim that it does so because “Israel doesn’t allow...news organisations into Gaza” camera-uk.org/2025/06/08/b...
BBC Verify ‘explains’ the corporation’s Hamas quotes
Readers may have noticed that statements made by the White House Press Secretary at a press briefing on June 3rd sparked severe irritation at the BBC. Karoli
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June 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
While some of the WH Press Secretary’s remarks were indeed inaccurate, it is nevertheless remarkable that the BBC chooses to defend its use of information supplied by a terror org and to claim that it does so because “Israel doesn’t allow...news organisations into Gaza” camera-uk.org/2025/06/08/b...
BBC's Fergal Keane and the UN's Tom Fletcher promoted smears including “forced starvation”, “ethnic cleansing”, “war crimes” and “genocide” – with both participants knowing full well that such irresponsible language serves the interests of Hamas’ psychological warfare.
BBC News again platforms Tom Fletcher’s disinformation and smears
Previously we discussed the BBC’s May 20th platforming of UN OCHA’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom
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June 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
BBC's Fergal Keane and the UN's Tom Fletcher promoted smears including “forced starvation”, “ethnic cleansing”, “war crimes” and “genocide” – with both participants knowing full well that such irresponsible language serves the interests of Hamas’ psychological warfare.
Naftali Yonah Gordon was killed in battle in Gaza two months into the war which began when Hamas perpetrated the worst antisemitic atrocity since the Holocaust.
@theguardian.com's Ahmed Moor maliciously defamed the slain soldier in a hateful op-ed camera-uk.org/2025/06/03/g...
@theguardian.com's Ahmed Moor maliciously defamed the slain soldier in a hateful op-ed camera-uk.org/2025/06/03/g...
Guardian maliciously defames slain Israeli soldier
Master Sgt. (res.) Naftali Yonah Gordon, 32, a soldier in the 188th Armored Brigade’s 53rd Battalion, was killed in battle in Gaza on Dec. 7, 2023, exactly tw
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June 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Naftali Yonah Gordon was killed in battle in Gaza two months into the war which began when Hamas perpetrated the worst antisemitic atrocity since the Holocaust.
@theguardian.com's Ahmed Moor maliciously defamed the slain soldier in a hateful op-ed camera-uk.org/2025/06/03/g...
@theguardian.com's Ahmed Moor maliciously defamed the slain soldier in a hateful op-ed camera-uk.org/2025/06/03/g...
The BBC’s coverage of this latest Gaza non-massacre again shows that too many of its journalists adopt the default position of believing the worst about Israel even when based on unverified claims from politically motivated sources which serve Hamas’ propaganda agenda.
BBC promotion of the Rafah incident that wasn’t
Early on the morning of June 1st the BBC News website published a report headlined “At least 15 killed in Israeli fire near Gaza aid centre, say medics”.
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June 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The BBC’s coverage of this latest Gaza non-massacre again shows that too many of its journalists adopt the default position of believing the worst about Israel even when based on unverified claims from politically motivated sources which serve Hamas’ propaganda agenda.
The BBC's failure to provide relevant context concerning Jerusalem's history while embracing PLO recommended terminology is not a one-off error.
More politically motivated erasure of Jerusalem history by BBC News
On the evening of May 26th the BBC News website published a report by Wyre Davies and Ruth Comerford headlined “Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Isra
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May 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The BBC's failure to provide relevant context concerning Jerusalem's history while embracing PLO recommended terminology is not a one-off error.
The UK Foreign Secretary promoted a false quote in Parliament which was apparently sourced from an inaccurate BBC report.
An example of why accuracy in BBC reporting matters
Eylon Levy recently posted a social media thread which provides an illustration of the consequences of accuracy failures in BBC reporting. As reported by Lev
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May 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The UK Foreign Secretary promoted a false quote in Parliament which was apparently sourced from an inaccurate BBC report.
Jeremy Bowen framed the incendiary and false claim about '14,000 babies' dying in 48 hours as mere “criticism” of Israel, and then implied that those pushing back against such provocative disinformation were ‘crying wolf’ about antisemitism.
How is the BBC handling its own promotion of '14,000 babies' disinformation?
As we noted last week, on May 20th the BBC News website posted a filmed report titled “Gazan babies will die without aid - UN humanitarian chief” shortly af
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May 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Jeremy Bowen framed the incendiary and false claim about '14,000 babies' dying in 48 hours as mere “criticism” of Israel, and then implied that those pushing back against such provocative disinformation were ‘crying wolf’ about antisemitism.
The Guardian couldn’t even report on the antisemitism-inspired execution in Washington, DC of two Israeli embassy staff by a Palestine supporter without suggesting that Israel’s putative villainy represented vital ‘context’ by which to understand the murders.
After antisemitic murder by 'Free-Palestine' activist, Guardian attacks Israel
The Guardian began a Live Blog today on the murder last night, by a far-left, anti-Zionist activist, of two Israeli embassy staff outside a Washington, DC Jewis
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May 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The Guardian couldn’t even report on the antisemitism-inspired execution in Washington, DC of two Israeli embassy staff by a Palestine supporter without suggesting that Israel’s putative villainy represented vital ‘context’ by which to understand the murders.
Although BBC audiences had not been provided with any information to support the assertion that "14,000 babies were going to die within 48 hours", the BBC chose to post that claim on its website and promote it on social media a couple of hours later.
Cross-platform promotion of UN disinformation by the BBC
The May 20th edition of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme included news bulletins and items relating to a statement “on the situation in Gaza and the West
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May 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Although BBC audiences had not been provided with any information to support the assertion that "14,000 babies were going to die within 48 hours", the BBC chose to post that claim on its website and promote it on social media a couple of hours later.
Perhaps the BBC would care to inform its funding public exactly which items of “trusted news” were based on materials it sourced from Hamas-supporting "journalist"
Motasem Dalloul, and what work he has done at the request of news editors.
Motasem Dalloul, and what work he has done at the request of news editors.
Hamas supporting Gaza journalist claims ‘the BBC insisted to pay me’
Readers may be familiar with the recent story about a Gaza Strip based journalist who allegedly agreed to stage crisis footage in exchange for payment. Since
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May 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Perhaps the BBC would care to inform its funding public exactly which items of “trusted news” were based on materials it sourced from Hamas-supporting "journalist"
Motasem Dalloul, and what work he has done at the request of news editors.
Motasem Dalloul, and what work he has done at the request of news editors.
Fergal Keane’s latest campaign is part of a wider and ongoing BBC effort to promote the false narrative of famine in the Gaza Strip. camera-uk.org/2025/05/15/m...
More Gaza narrative promotion from the BBC’s Fergal Keane
For the past nineteen months the BBC’s Fergal Keane has been a man on a mission. On his periodic trips to Israel, Keane and his team have produced multiple
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May 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Fergal Keane’s latest campaign is part of a wider and ongoing BBC effort to promote the false narrative of famine in the Gaza Strip. camera-uk.org/2025/05/15/m...
/@theguardian.com columnist Ahmed Moor again shills for terrorists.
Guardian's Ahmed Moor shills for another antisemitic terror group
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed Islamist extremist group whose slogan includes "Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse be upon the Jews", has, in addition to
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May 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
/@theguardian.com columnist Ahmed Moor again shills for terrorists.
A recent opinion piece by @financialtimes.com
editorial board not only demonised Israel, but completely erased Hamas, the antisemitic extremist group whose mass murder of Jews on Oct. 7th started the war. camera-uk.org/2025/05/12/t...
editorial board not only demonised Israel, but completely erased Hamas, the antisemitic extremist group whose mass murder of Jews on Oct. 7th started the war. camera-uk.org/2025/05/12/t...
The Financial Times' shameful silence about Hamas
An op-ed by the Financial Times (FT) editorial board ("The west's shameful silence on Gaza", May 6) provides a hint as to the direction of the piece in strap
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May 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A recent opinion piece by @financialtimes.com
editorial board not only demonised Israel, but completely erased Hamas, the antisemitic extremist group whose mass murder of Jews on Oct. 7th started the war. camera-uk.org/2025/05/12/t...
editorial board not only demonised Israel, but completely erased Hamas, the antisemitic extremist group whose mass murder of Jews on Oct. 7th started the war. camera-uk.org/2025/05/12/t...
Our research found that of 145 online news articles at the BBC between Jan 1 and April 30 this year which referred to Hamas, only 12 (8.2%) explicitly stated that it was a proscribed terror org in the UK.
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May 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Our research found that of 145 online news articles at the BBC between Jan 1 and April 30 this year which referred to Hamas, only 12 (8.2%) explicitly stated that it was a proscribed terror org in the UK.
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BBC has consistently refrained from conducting any meaningful investigations into the topic of the participation of UNRWA employees in the Oct. 7th massacre or the wider issue of UNRWA connections to proscribed terror groups, opting instead to blandly amplify that UN agency’s denials and claims.
When will the BBC start reporting accurately and impartially on UNRWA?
On April 28th the BBC News website published a report by the corporation’s Hague correspondent Anna Holligan relating to the first day of public hearings on a
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May 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
BBC has consistently refrained from conducting any meaningful investigations into the topic of the participation of UNRWA employees in the Oct. 7th massacre or the wider issue of UNRWA connections to proscribed terror groups, opting instead to blandly amplify that UN agency’s denials and claims.
BBC's report on Mahmoud Abbas naming his close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy in the PLO omitted that al-Sheikh's record includes over a decade of imprisonment for terrorism related offences.
New PLO vice-chair gets just one sentence of BBC coverage
On the evening of April 27th the BBC News website published a report headlined “Qatar claims slight progress towards ceasefire in Gaza”. Credited to BBC New
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May 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
BBC's report on Mahmoud Abbas naming his close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy in the PLO omitted that al-Sheikh's record includes over a decade of imprisonment for terrorism related offences.