The National
Ethics ruling Ruling of a press council
What was published
Trump received an apology. Gaza got silence: Why I quit as a BBC correspondent
Published: November 15, 2025 · The National
What proved false
In Moshelian v The National, the Independent Press Standards Organisation found inaccurate the claim in this column by a former BBC correspondent that the BBC had “refused to broadcast” a documentary narrated by the son of a Hamas official: the documentary had been broadcast, then removed from the BBC’s platforms. The organisation concluded that this breached the accuracy rule and ordered the publication of a correction. The complainant’s other grievances were not upheld.
Who established it
Proof
Complainant Title 05954-25 Moshelian v The National Complaint SummaryMichelle Moshelian complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The National breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “Trump received... - Published date - 24 September 2026 - Outcome - Breach - sanction: publication of correction Code provisions- 1 Accuracy
OriginalCopy kept in our archives
Breach - sanction: publication of correction
OriginalCopy kept in our archives