

BBC photo of Syria massacre exposed as fake







The BBC has been caught using phoney photo as the basis for their

main headline story about a non-existent atrocity attributed to the

Syrian regime. The original story in turn generated multiple top

headlines around the world. In one typical example, on an

independent talk radio station in London, LBC, the breakfast show

presenter described the photo in emotive terms and repeatedly

referred to the fake photo as a counter-argument against phone

callers who questioned the official line. As always, more people will

hear the lie than will hear the subsequent correction.



It is difficult to believe that the BBC would use an unverified photo

from a source with no credibility whatsoever in such a high-profile way.

It seems that the BBC is readily able to suspend the desire to

scrutinise evidence when the evidence in question services state

propaganda needs. Indeed, this incident only makes sense in the

context of a propaganda model in which the BBC, as Britain's state

broadcaster, is tasked with going out of their way to exaggerate the

situation even if that means presenting false information. Syria is an

official enemy of the British regime and its closest allies. The US, UK

and their allies are unwilling to intervene directly in Syria, because Syria

has an alliance with Russia. Of course, Russia is also an official enemy

of the US and UK.





SOURCE



BBC News uses 'Iraq photo to illustrate Syrian massacre'

Daily Telegraph, 27 May 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9293620/

BBC-News-uses-Iraq-photo-to-illustrate-Syrian-massacre.html



Photographer Marco di Lauro said he nearly �fell off his chair� when he

saw the image being used, and said he was �astonished� at the failure

of the corporation to check their sources.



The picture, which was actually taken on March 27, 2003, shows a

young Iraqi child jumping over dozens of white body bags containing

skeletons found in a desert south of Baghdad.



It was posted on the BBC news website today under the heading �Syria

massacre in Houla condemned as outrage grows�.

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