Lyse Doucet

February 19, 2026

Why recent BBC reporting from Iran should not surprise

Recent multi-platform reporting produced by the BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Douce...

January 8, 2026

The BBC Omits Strategic Links Between Iran and Venezuela

In the days since the US military operation on January 3rd in Venezuela, which resulted in the captu...

October 31, 2025

BBC World Service promotes antisemitic trope

The September 29th edition of the BBC World Service’s radio programme and podcast called ‘The Gl...

August 1, 2025

BBC does ‘rinse and repeat’ framing of Gaza aid airdrops

On the afternoon of July 25th COGAT announced the resumption of airdrops of humanitarian aid into th...

July 2, 2025

BBC News can’t tell the difference between Israel and Iran

On June 27th the BBC News website published reporting by Lyse Doucet in Iran under the headline “T...

June 22, 2025

BBC promotes Iranian disinformation and then loses interest

On the morning of June 19th the BBC News website opened a live page with the first entry telling aud...

April 15, 2024

BBC News continues to promote Iran’s narrative on Damascus building

Previously we looked at BBC News website coverage of a strike on a building adjacent to the Irania...

March 28, 2024

BBC framing of a story that has yet to happen

On February 9th Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office put out a statement: “It is impossible to ach...

March 3, 2024

The BBC’s own record debunks Jeremy Bowen’s ‘free access’ claims

On the evening of February 28th the BBC News website published a report by Yasmin Rufo and David Gri...

January 5, 2024

BBC News reporting on Saleh al Arouri highlights years of omission

The elimination of a senior Hamas operative and several others in Beirut on the evening of January 2...