Trump Camp Slams BBC for 'Bias' Over Gaza Reporting

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Trump Camp Slams BBC for 'Bias' Over Gaza Reporting

 

The Trump White House has taken a sharp swipe at the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of unquestioningly accepting Hamas’s narrative in its coverage of the ongoing Gaza conflict. Karoline Leavitt, press secretary for former President Donald Trump, issued the rebuke during a White House briefing, claiming the BBC had repeatedly misrepresented incidents on the ground and needed to issue several corrections.

Breaking: @bbcnews have become the gold standard for fake news in support of Hamas.

Watch the White House @PressSec, Karoline Leavitt single out the BBC for ridicule because of its fake news (Hamas propaganda) reporting. Oh dear me. BBC are Hamas shills. pic.twitter.com/67lTXz6s8t

— David Collier (@mishtal) June 3, 2025

 

Leavitt’s criticism comes after a series of chaotic and violent incidents involving the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a newly established US- and Israeli-backed aid distributor. In recent weeks, emergency food distribution points controlled by the GHF have been overwhelmed by desperate Palestinian civilians on three separate occasions, resulting in bloodshed. While the BBC’s reporting on the events has been challenged before, the White House’s comments mark a new level of hostility toward the UK-based broadcaster.

 

On Tuesday night, the BBC pushed back, denying Leavitt’s allegations and standing by the integrity of its reporting. However, Leavitt accused the broadcaster of jumping to conclusions based on claims from Hamas, a group she implied was not a reliable source.

“Unfortunately, unlike some in the media, we don’t take the word of Hamas as total truth,” Leavitt said at the press conference. “We like to look into it when they speak … unlike the BBC.”

 

She waved printed screenshots of BBC headlines covering the chaotic food distribution incidents and accused the outlet of shifting its narrative in a way that illustrated a lack of editorial rigor. She highlighted how the BBC initially claimed an Israeli tank was responsible for killing 26 people, only to later revise the death toll and eventually issue a correction.

 

“And then, oh, wait, they had to correct and take down their entire story, saying we reviewed the footage and couldn’t find any evidence of anything,” she said. “So we’re going to look into reports before we confirm them from this podium or before we take action. And I suggest that journalists who actually care about truth do the same to reduce the amount of misinformation that’s going around the globe.”

 

While the final version of the BBC story now states that 21 people were killed, the broadcaster also released a separate BBC Verify report. It found that a viral video reportedly depicting the aftermath of the aid point shooting had, in fact, been filmed at a different time and location.

 

Leavitt’s broadside is just the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the BBC’s coverage of Gaza. The network was previously forced to withdraw a documentary on the conflict after it emerged that the narrator was the son of a Hamas government minister, prompting an apology over what the BBC admitted were “serious flaws” in its production.

 

The BBC has also come under fire for refusing to label Hamas as a terrorist organisation, opting instead to refer to its fighters as “militants.” That editorial stance has drawn fierce criticism. Former UK defence secretary Grant Shapps called it “verging on disgraceful,” and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer added that the BBC “needs to explain why it isn’t” using the term “terrorists.”

 

 

The broadcaster’s Arabic-language service, BBC Arabic, has faced similar scrutiny, with critics accusing it of displaying consistent bias against Israel. Some contributors have reportedly made anti-Semitic remarks, both prior to and after the Hamas-led October 7 attacks.

 

 

One particularly controversial moment came when the BBC’s flagship Today programme prominently broadcast a claim by UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within 48 hours. The claim was later walked back, with the BBC issuing a correction clarifying that the number referred to children at risk of “severe malnutrition” by the following March. By that time, however, the statement had already circulated widely and been referenced in the UK Parliament by nine MPs.

 

 

Meanwhile, Israel’s military and diplomatic posture remains under intense international scrutiny. Its intensified operations in Gaza and the rollout of the GHF-led aid delivery system have sparked sharp criticism. Israel argues that the purpose-built aid hubs in Rafah demonstrate its commitment to humanitarian obligations while blocking Hamas from intercepting the aid. However, the United Nations and various NGOs have condemned the model, saying it undermines humanitarian principles and endangers civilians by forcing them to make long, perilous journeys just to access food and medical supplies.

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Telegraph  2025-06-05

 

 

[JonnyF]

I didn't think I could like Leavitt any more than I already do, but then she starts openly mocking the completely biased and inept BBC. 😆

 

She's gold. Absolute gold. 

 

Gorgeous too. 

 

 

 

[Digitalbanana]

I suppose you will have already rubbed one out over her, with such adoration? However this is the lying Leavitt we are talking about here so I would hold off. The BBC rejected this, stating the claim was "completely wrong" and that it never removed the story in question. The corporation emphasized its commitment to accurate journalism and noted that a viral video cited by Leavitt was not used in its reporting. Critics accused the White House of political point-scoring. Given the BBC's call for independent access to Gaza to verify facts and the lack of evidence supporting Leavitt's claim of a retracted story, the accusation appears more as a politically motivated critique than a substantiated claim of bias.

[mikeymike100]

Once again the BBC showing bias, which is against the Royal Charter under which legally it operates.

How many more times do we have see this before someone, like the UK Government, do something to remove this archaic legacy media.

[spidermike007]

Neither Leavitt, nor Trump, nor anybody in his administration has any credibility whatsoever when it comes to Gaza and Israel. None, zero, nunca, nada. Trump has been kissing Bibi's butt for so long that he wouldn't recognize genocidal policy if it bit him on the ankles. 

[blaze master]

12 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

I suppose you will have already rubbed one out over her, with such adoration? 

 

You sound like a jealous ex boyfriend. 

[CygnusX1]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

The BBC has also come under fire for refusing to label Hamas as a terrorist organisation, opting instead to refer to its fighters as “militants.” That editorial stance has drawn fierce criticism. Former UK defence secretary Grant Shapps called it “verging on disgraceful,” and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer added that the BBC “needs to explain why it isn’t” using the term “terrorists.”

Delete the words “verging on”, and I’d agree with Grant Shapps. If you’re further to the woke left than 

Keir Starmer, you’re really far gone.

[thaipo7]

14 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Neither Leavitt, nor Trump, nor anybody in his administration has any credibility whatsoever when it comes to Gaza and Israel. None, zero, nunca, nada. Trump has been kissing Bibi's butt for so long that he wouldn't recognize genocidal policy if it bit him on the ankles. 

Of course not not.  We are to take the numbers from Hamas.  They are so nice and honest.  They truly care how the US media see them.  After all the US media swears by the Hamas number.   How many killed by Israel?  40,000 or 50,000 thousand?  They bury their dead.  Where did all these people get buried?  Must be putting several people in one grave to save space.  Yeah, this must be what is  happening.

[Bkk Brian]

25 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

I suppose you will have already rubbed one out over her, with such adoration? However this is the lying Leavitt we are talking about here so I would hold off. The BBC rejected this, stating the claim was "completely wrong" and that it never removed the story in question. The corporation emphasized its commitment to accurate journalism and noted that a viral video cited by Leavitt was not used in its reporting. Critics accused the White House of political point-scoring. Given the BBC's call for independent access to Gaza to verify facts and the lack of evidence supporting Leavitt's claim of a retracted story, the accusation appears more as a politically motivated critique than a substantiated claim of bias.

The BBC fact checked themselves and got it wrong again, I saw it. 

[JonnyF]

24 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

I suppose you will have already rubbed one out over her, with such adoration?

 

What a crass comment. Typical of the vacuous left.

 

But what an upgrade Leavitt is from the liar in chief for Biden's regime, Sideshow Bob.

 

.

 

 

[OneManShow]

Ayatollah BBC. 🤣

[FlorC]

37 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Neither Leavitt, nor Trump, nor anybody in his administration has any credibility whatsoever when it comes to Gaza and Israel. None, zero, nunca, nada. Trump has been kissing Bibi's butt for so long that he wouldn't recognize genocidal policy if it bit him on the ankles. 

First time ever I agree with you .

[Bkk Brian]

43 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Neither Leavitt, nor Trump, nor anybody in his administration has any credibility whatsoever when it comes to Gaza and Israel. None, zero, nunca, nada. Trump has been kissing Bibi's butt for so long that he wouldn't recognize genocidal policy if it bit him on the ankles. 

Some of the hostages that have returned from the terror tunnels and thanked him personally would disagree.

[Digitalbanana]

32 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Typical of the vacuous left.

Nothing to do with being left or right. Unless Leavitt speaks objectively no one will ever believe a word out of her pretty little mouth.

[Yagoda]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Neither Leavitt, nor Trump, nor anybody in his administration has any credibility whatsoever when it comes to Gaza and Israel. None, zero, nunca, nada. Trump has been kissing Bibi's butt for so long that he wouldn't recognize genocidal policy if it bit him on the ankles. 

Oh look, an original terrorist supporting jew hating thought that has not been plagiarized or copied and pasted. 

 

 

[Yagoda]

8 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

Unless Leavitt speaks objectively no one will ever believe a word out of her pretty little mouth.

Got a dispute as to the facts she sets forth?

 

Wait, lets try this: Do you beleive that Hamas is an evil terrorist organization dedicated to the murder of all Jews?

[JBChiangRai]

The BBC get it wrong occasionally.  
 

However, they are moral enough to admit when they get it wrong and tread a neutral unbiased line.

 

Without the BBC what news about what’s going on in Gaza would we get? 

[Yagoda]

6 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Without the BBC what news about what’s going on in Gaza would we get? 

The Jerusalem Post?

[Chomper Higgot]

5 hours ago, Social Media said:

In recent weeks, emergency food distribution points controlled by the GHF have been overwhelmed by desperate Palestinian civilians, resulting in bloodshed.

Were we not told the people of Palestine are being adequately supplied with food and other humanitarian aid?

 

Oh and that ‘bloodshed’ not 26 but 21 people killed, I guess that’s fine and dandy.

 

Here’s an idea let the world’s press in to report directly from Gaza. They can verify what’s going on there by observing it first hand.

 

 

 

 

[Jim Blue]

26 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

The Jerusalem Post?

I thought Truth Social would be your first choice ?

[Watawattana]

19 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Here’s an idea let the world’s press in to report directly from Gaza. They can verify what’s going on there by observing it first hand.

Yeah, agree.  I don't trust any news outlet in any conflict (well, actually, in anything).  Better to have a range of actually footage that can get compared for accuracy, with the media's outputs being judged by their peers as well as the viewing public.

 

On Sunday past, instead of watching BBC's coverage,  I watched Trevor Phillips interviewing Sharren Haskel-Harpaz on Sky News.  She's an Israeli politician serving as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.  She did a great job batting away his bad interview techniques, poor listening skills and leftist/anti-semetic bias.  To be fair, the other people he interviewed on that show got treated pretty disrespectfully too.  A replay of the show can be found on the link below.  Not sure how much longer it'll be there though.

 

https://news.sky.com/sunday-morning-with-trevor-phillips

 

Off topic, on this show, I thought the British Defence Secretary did a decent job and I got a bit more confidence in him now, Robert Jenrick came across well but the Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf failed dismally.  I'll probably watch this show in the coming weeks despite not liking the interviewer.

[Watawattana]

8 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

I have my News aggregators

I do the same thing.  Can I ask which one(s) you use please?  I use Ground News.

 

https://ground.news/

[Yagoda]

Just now, Watawattana said:

I do the same thing.  Can I ask which one(s) you use please?  I use Ground News.

 

https://ground.news/

I use realclearpoltics.com and News Now

[Watawattana]

1 minute ago, Yagoda said:

I use realclearpoltics.com and News Now

Thanks, I'll check them out.

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Were we not told the people of Palestine are being adequately supplied with food and other humanitarian aid?

 

Oh and that ‘bloodshed’ not 26 but 21 people killed, I guess that’s fine and dandy.

 

Here’s an idea let the world’s press in to report directly from Gaza. They can verify what’s going on there by observing it first hand.

 

Yes but Hamas was stealing it and making a fortune reselling it to its own population, do keep up. Oh and those people killed, who killed them? Regards the worlds press yea sure

[bg53]

On this subject, BBC has been royally wrong before. Bias?

[Yagoda]

10 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes but Hamas was stealing it and making a fortune reselling it to its own population, do keep up. Oh and those people killed, who killed them?

Ha! I bet you think that Hamas is dedicated to eliminationist anti semitism too. They are humanitarian freedom fighters!

[loong]

BBC verify just added a load of fluff which doesn't verify anything!

 

(Sorry, I seem to be unable to add the link!)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xg7rv9g4yo

 

Noises that sounded like explosions and gunfire were heard in a war zone! The only possible reason could be that the evil IDF were killing innocent Palestinians trying to get some food. Unfortunately, BBC Verify were unable to locate the source of the noises.

[Thingamabob]

The BBC is no longer bothering to try to hide it's anti-Israel, anti-Jewish mode.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Karoline thinks the Gaza Strip is a former Newcastle United football player's uniform.