White Helmets

March 28, 2025

BBC ‘accompanies’ group about which it amplified conspiracy theories

On March 21st the BBC News website published a report by Lina Sinjab headlined “‘We will res...

January 17, 2025

Looking back at the BBC’s record on Syria

Over the past few weeks, the BBC News website has published a considerable amount of content relatin...

November 5, 2021

Weekend long read

1) At the INSS Yoel Guzansky and Sarah J Feuer analyse ‘The Abraham Accords at One Year’. “A l...

March 21, 2021

Reviewing a decade of BBC reporting on Syria

A decade of BBC reporting on the civil war in Syria has produced some memorable moments such as the ...

March 1, 2021

BBC’s ‘disinfo’ article fails to explain why it amplified that propaganda

Visitors to the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page on February 27th found an item promoted ...

December 17, 2020

Revisiting the BBC’s amplification of Syrian and Russian propaganda

Last month the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Intrigue’ aired a series produced, written and presented b...

December 18, 2019

BBC News yet again promotes conspiracy theories

The BBC has been amplifying Syrian and Russian propaganda for seventeen months....

November 13, 2019

BBC News amplifies Syrian and Russian propaganda yet again

Conspiracy theories and propaganda are not "accurate and impartial news of the highest editorial sta...

March 4, 2019

More false balance in BBC News report on Douma chemical attack

The BBC uncritically repeats a Syrian claim already proven untrue....

February 25, 2019

New BBC report on ‘White Helmets’ again amplifies falsehoods

Assad's conspiracy theories recycled in BBC report....