Posted on 09/06/2021 2:56:54 AM PDT by Mount Athos
The BBC has admitted that a Radio 4 documentary on an alleged chemical weapon attack in Syria contained serious inaccuracies.
Adjudicators agreed that the programme by BBC investigative journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou failed to meet the Corporation's editorial standards for accuracy by reporting false claims.
The programme, part of a series on aspects of the conflict in Syria, dealt with an attack at Douma in 2018 and included an account of the role later played by 'Alex', a former inspector with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the poison gas watchdog.
Last week – nearly ten months after the broadcast – the ECU delivered its finding that the BBC was wrong to insinuate that 'Alex' was motivated to go public about his doubts over the attack by the prospect of a $100,000 (£72,000) reward from the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.
No such reward was ever paid, according to WikiLeaks.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I never believed the gas attack claims
It did not make sense for the Syrian government to do this. It seems the opposition had more to gain by releasing the gas and blaming the government.
Long winded way to say, “We lied and tried to impugned Mr Hitchens when we got caught.”
Now on with our regular crap.THIS IS CNN!! er uh BBC!
There, fixed it.....
The day the attack was reported, CNN had video of the victims layed out on the floor under sheets.
A couple were figeting around.
I didn’t either.
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.... /s
Yes, the same BBC that covered up for Jimmy Saville all those years.
In other words, they lied their asses off.
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