Paul Brown

October 1, 2024

BBC Verify under informs and editorialises on Beirut strikes

On the morning of September 29th a report by BBC Verify on the topic of the elimination of Hassan Na...

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...

August 25, 2024

BBC News continues to promote Hamas casualty claims

On August 15th the Gaza ministry of health – which is of course run by the terrorist organisation ...

March 14, 2024

A non-story from BBC Arabic and BBC Verify

On March 10th the BBC News website published a report produced by BBC Verify and BBC Arabic under th...

March 7, 2024

Reviewing BBC coverage of the al Rashid road convoy incident

In the early hours of February 29th, the IDF facilitated (for the fourth consecutive night) a convoy...

October 30, 2023

Reviewing BBC Verify reporting on the Salah al Din road explosion

Previously we have discussed reporting by the BBC’s relatively new fact-checking brand BBC Verify ...

October 29, 2023

Reviewing BBC Verify reporting on the al Ahli hospital incident

Given that BBC coverage of the explosion at al Ahli hospital in the Gaza Strip on the evening of Oct...