Aisha Sembhi

August 20, 2025

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 St...

June 24, 2025

BBC Verify demonstrates selective use of ‘evidence and assessments’

On the evening of June 18th the BBC News website published a 2:38 minute-long filmed item titled “...

May 25, 2025

BBC Verify’s agenda-driven return to the European hospital story

Previously we discussed BBC news website coverage of strikes carried out on May 13th around the Eu...

May 23, 2025

BBC News website reporting on strikes around the European hospital

Last week the BBC News website published several items relating to strikes carried out on May 13th a...

April 21, 2025

Airbrushing terrorists from the BBC’s ‘permanent public record’

As readers may know, the BBC’s editorial guidelines state that “[t]he archive of the BBCR...

March 23, 2025

BBC Verify quotes and promotes unverified Hamas casualty figures

On March 20th the BBC News website published a filmed report titled “BBC Verify: Assessing Israel&...