Blockade

March 26, 2021

Fact checking the BBC’s ‘fact checking arm’

Previously we have discussed a rolling article – and some of its subsequent amendments – pro...

March 15, 2021

BBC’s ‘Reality Check’ still promoting redundant claims about Gaza blockade

Readers may recall that on January 26th ‘Reality Check’ – portrayed as BBC News’ “fact-c...

February 22, 2021

BBC report refers to an issue it has ignored for over five years

Visitors to the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page on the afternoon of February 16th were i...

February 3, 2021

BBC ‘fact-checking’ fails to deliver on Palestinian vaccinations issue

On January 26th the BBC News website published an article by ‘Reality Check’ – portrayed as BB...

December 13, 2020

The BBC Jerusalem bureau’s unsatisfactory ticking of the impartiality box

On December 7th the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page featured a short report by the Jerus...

November 30, 2020

BBC WS radio Gaza Strip reports demonstrate impartiality failings

Previously we discussed a recent written BBC article concerning the surge in Coronavirus cases in th...

November 29, 2020

BBC News recycles standard talking points in latest Gaza Corona report

Throughout the past eight months the BBC has produced numerous multi-platform reports on the topic o...

October 15, 2020

The BBC’s Hamas police puff piece

In August 2007 – two months after Hamas’ violent take-over of the Gaza Strip – the BBC...

September 1, 2020

Another superficial report on Corona in Gaza from the BBC’s Yolande Knell

Earlier we looked at how reports on the BBC News website and BBC Radio 4 had framed the discovery of...

August 30, 2020

BBC reports on Corona in Gaza include context-free portrayal of blockade

Visitors to the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ have in recent days seen two written reports ...