Chloe Hadjimatheou
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BBC journalist whose reporting of the alleged chemical weapon Douma attack in Syria contained serious inaccuracies. |
Chloe Hadjimatheou is a British journalist who has worked at BBC current affairs[1] and written a series of BBC documentary articles.[2] From April 2025 she writes for The Observer.
On 25 April 2025, Hadjimatheou posted on X:
- Extremely excited to be part of the new @ObserverUK
- Congratulations to my colleagues lead by @basialcummings who have built the new website: http://Observer.co.uk[3]
False claims about Syria
In September 2021, the BBC admitted that a BBC Radio 4 documentary on the alleged chemical weapon Douma attack in Syria contained serious inaccuracies.
The Corporation's Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) upheld a protest from Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens following the broadcast of "Mayday: The Canister On The Bed." 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.[4]
On Press TV, John Wight said the BBC has covered the Syrian conflict "not as a news organisation but as participants on the side of a medieval opposition of 7th century head-chopping fanatics." The BBC's coverage is more like that of a "propaganda outfit."[5]
John Wight: "BBC stands disgraced as a propaganda outfit" |
References
- ↑ "BBC Stories Media/News Company"
- ↑ "Articles by Chloe Hadjimatheou"
- ↑ "Extremely excited to be part of the new Observer"
- ↑ "BBC admits Syria gas attack report had serious flaws in 'victory for truth' after complaint by Peter Hitchens"
- ↑ "BBC admits documentary on Syria ‘chemical attack’ inaccurate, had serious flaws"