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May 6, 2026

BBC Complaints refuses to update ‘first responder’ claim

Previously we documented a BBC News website report which had not been updated to inform audiences th...

April 28, 2026

BBC News presents Hamas terrorist as ‘first responder’

On April 23rd the BBC News website published a report credited to Jon Donnison under the headline �...

April 21, 2026

What did audiences learn from two BBC trips to Metula?

Two days after Hizballah chose to violate the November 2024 ceasefire agreement between Israel and L...

March 31, 2026

Why does the BBC’s foot-dragging on amendment of online content matter?

As we have had cause to note on numerous occasions in the past, the BBC has a Guidance document titl...

March 29, 2026

BBC News fails to follow up on reports of a strike on hotel

On March 4th the BBC News website published a report by Alice Cuddy headlined “Israel tells people...

March 17, 2026

How did the BBC News website portray Hizballah’s escalation?

On the evening of March 11th the residents of northern Israel found themselves under attack from Leb...

January 20, 2026

BBC online archive failures continue to compromise reporting

The BBC News website’s “Birmingham & Black Country” page currently includes a sub-section ...

January 4, 2026

Birmingham Israeli fans ban and BBC ‘permanent public record’

In October 2025 we documented BBC New website and BBC Sport portrayal of a ban on Israeli football f...

September 7, 2025

BBC silent after widely promoted ‘whistleblower’ found to have lied

Readers may recall that in late July, the BBC News website promoted a report produced by the corpora...

July 30, 2025

BBC refuses to correct report promoting unverified claim

Last week we noted that on July 12th, the BBC News website published a report by David Gritten in wh...