Benedict Garman

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...

July 20, 2025

Multi-platform BBC framing of a proposal with no plan or budget

On July 18th the BBC News website published an item titled “Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civ...

June 13, 2025

BBC can’t verify a Hamas tunnel visited by international journalists

Previously we discussed BBC coverage of the May 13th strikes adjacent to – rather than ‘on’ �...

May 26, 2025

BBC Verify once again promotes ‘500 trucks’ misinformation

On May 20th the BBC News website published a filmed report titled “BBC Verify examines Israeli str...

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 11, 2025

Another example of the BBC’s failure to vet ‘trusted local journalists’

Previously we discussed a BBC News website March 23rd report about a strike on a senior Hamas offici...

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&...

February 6, 2025

BBC continues to sideline Hamas exploitation of Gaza humanitarian zone

On January 30th the BBC News website published a short report by George Wright titled “Hamas confi...

November 18, 2024

BBC report fails to substantiate the allegation made in its headline

On the afternoon of November 13th the BBC News website published an article credited to the BBC Jeru...

September 29, 2024

BBC Verify avoids the ‘why’ in report on damage in Lebanon

When the BBC launched its “new brand” BBC Verify in May 2023, the CEO of BBC News Deborah Turnes...