UK Gov't Probes Internal BBC Memo Alleging Biased Trump, Gaza Coverage
- A whistleblower claimed that BBC Arabic's coverage of the Gaza conflict distorted facts, minimizing Israeli suffering and advancing Hamas narratives.
- Michael Prescott's memo accused the BBC Arabic service of systemic bias and carelessness in reporting, stating it aired unverified claims about Israel.
- The memo noted that pro-Hamas speaker Samer Elzaenen appeared on BBC Arabic 244 times over 18 months, raising concerns about contributor selection.
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UK gov't probes internal BBC memo alleging biased Trump, Gaza coverage
According to a whistleblowing memo now under investigation by British Parliament, the BBC allegedly edited President Donald Trump’s speech before the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021, in a misleading way, The Telegraph reports. The memo also claims that BBC Arabic, the BBC’s Arabic-language news coverage, was unfair in its reporting regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Michael Prescott, who served as an independent adviser to the BBC’s Editor…
BBC 'pushed Hamas lies around the world and chose to minimise Israeli suffering' in Gaza documentary as broadcaster deemed 'not safe'
The BBC’s Arabic news channel “minimised Israeli suffering” in the war against Gaza in order to "paint Israel as the aggressor", according to a leaked internal report
Damning Report Accuses BBC Of Whitewashing Hamas And Fueling Anti-Israel Bias
In a blistering internal report that reads like an indictment of the BBC’s own integrity, whistleblower documents reveal that BBC Arabic deliberately downplayed Israeli suffering in the Gaza war while racing to air unverified, Hamas-sourced claims designed to cast the Jewish state as the villain. The memo, written by Michael Prescott, a former adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines Committee, accuses the Arabic service of systemic bias, misin…
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