Accuracy

March 12, 2025

Omission and inaccuracy in BBC reporting on Gaza electricity cut off

On March 9th the BBC News website published a report by Jon Donnison and Lucy Clarke-Billings titled...

March 11, 2025

BBC News amends headline’s misleading portrayal of Jordan incident

On March 7th the BBC News website published a report – including on its ‘Middle East’ and ‘A...

February 23, 2025

BBC diplomatic correspondent airbrushes Hamas propaganda

As had been the case in previous rounds of releases of hostages under the terms of the ceasefire, on...

February 12, 2025

BBC airs disinformation on a topic it accurately reported in 2017

Nearly eight years ago, in May 2017, the BBC News website published a report on the topic of a polic...

February 4, 2025

BBC refuses to correct portrayal of Palestinian inmates as ‘hostages’

Last month we documented inaccurate portrayal of Palestinian prisoners as “hostages” in an item ...

February 2, 2025

BBC Verify misinformation on location of Israeli town corrected

Last week we noted that a report by the BBC’s fact-checking and “anti-disinformation” departme...

January 2, 2025

Narratives replace news in BBC TV reporting on the Gaza Strip

Previously we discussed BBC News website coverage of an IDF counter-terrorism operation at the Kamal...

January 1, 2025

BBC bases Gaza hospital report on claims from Hamas functionaries

Throughout the past fifteen months the BBC has repeatedly told its audiences that it cannot verify r...

December 30, 2024

BBC News promotes PIJ claims it has ‘not been able to verify’

On December 26th the BBC News website published a report now credited to Raffi Berg and Emir Nader, ...

December 26, 2024

BBC Newsbeat report ignores BBC style guide

On December 18th the BBC News website published an article credited to ‘Newsbeat’ reporters Mani...