Every correction, retraction, apology and regulator ruling involving BBC that Misreported has reported, newest first.
The BBC accepted in the High Court that allegations against PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James in its 2024 documentary were false and defamatory.
BBC Newsnight misquoted Nigel Farage's "pure cold rage" as "white cold rage" three times. The BBC apologised and pulled the episode from iPlayer.
The BBC corrected an article putting 2025 small boat arrivals at 100,625, not 41,472, days after logging a separate error on a Farage migration claim.
The BBC corrected Holocaust Memorial Day coverage after referring to the victims as “six million people” or “six million mostly Jewish people” rather than…
BBC News has corrected its reporting on the Nipah virus outbreak after earlier coverage overstated the number of confirmed cases and implied a wider…
The BBC corrected a report on Bristol’s St George’s flag dispute after clarifying that only four of 152 written submissions supported keeping the flags.
The BBC altered its background explanation of “intifada” after criticism that it downplayed the violence historically associated with the term.
BBC corrected its reporting on Jared Isaacman’s appointment, clarifying that his nomination had only passed a procedural vote at the time, rather than…
BBC corrected its reporting on background references to the First Intifada, clarifying that its earlier language did not provide a sufficiently complete…
The BBC corrected an introduction to its coverage of Charlie Kirk’s killing after wrongly claiming that senior Republicans and Democrats had both called…
BBC News corrected its reporting on the death of Sarah Forrester, clarifying that no coroner’s ruling had been issued on the cause of death.
BBC corrected its reporting on Elon Musk’s election-linked lottery activity, clarifying that eligibility was based on voter registration and signing a…
BBC Radio Northampton clarified that an interview segment failed to challenge key assertions made by a Net Zero Watch representative.
The BBC has clarified that 4,000 pallets of aid are blocked from entering Gaza, not 44,000 — an eleven-fold exaggeration in the original report.
The BBC has clarified that a viral post referenced in its report was not produced by Sky’s Halo channel but was a user-generated mock-up.
The BBC has clarified that a Panorama edit made Trump’s Jan. 6 remarks appear continuous, inaccurately suggesting a direct call for violent action.
The BBC has clarified that the planned nuclear waste facility in Lincolnshire is located offshore, with only the entrance and some tunnelling beneath the…
The BBC has clarified that 23 people, not 40 as first reported, have died in Haiti following flooding linked to Hurricane Melissa.
The BBC has clarified that its Gaza documentary failed to disclose the narrator’s family ties to a Hamas official, constituting a serious breach of…
The BBC has clarified that Murad Abu Rob, mentioned in its Gaza ceasefire coverage, was serving four life sentences.
The BBC has corrected its reporting to say that in 2026 the UK will be the third fastest-growing economy in the G7, not the second.
The BBC has corrected its report to state that the number of drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2023 was 1,172, not 1,339.
The BBC’s latest Panorama investigation, Gaza: Dying for Food, has been accused of misrepresenting Israeli claims about Hamas diverting humanitarian aid,…
This morning, the BBC published a piece on the UK Government’s recognition of Palestine.
