Reality Check

June 2, 2023

The BBC announces yet another anti-disinformation project

For several years now the BBC has been touting itself as an antidote to ‘fake news’ and ‘disin...

August 4, 2021

Reviewing impartiality in BBC coverage of the Sheikh Jarrah case – part one

Previously we looked at BBC News website’s August 2nd anticipatory framing of a story which had ye...

June 6, 2021

SUMMARY OF BBC NEWS WEBSITE PORTRAYAL OF ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS – MAY 2021

Throughout the month of May 2021, one hundred and five written or filmed reports relating to Israel ...

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 18, 2021

Radio 4 ignores the BBC’s own clarification on Palestinian healthcare

As we have already seen, despite having acknowledged on its ‘corrections and clarifications’ pag...

February 4, 2021

SUMMARY OF BBC NEWS WEBSITE PORTRAYAL OF ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS – JANUARY 2021

Throughout the month of January 2021, twenty-six written or filmed reports relating to Israel and/or...

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 22, 2020

BBC ‘fake health advice’ fact checking comes to a halt in Bethlehem

Nearly four years ago the Guardian reported that: “The BBC is to assemble a team to fact check a...

August 14, 2020

Three BBC articles about ammonium nitrate ignore Hizballah’s record

BBC News website coverage of the explosion in Beirut last week has included the following reports: A...