Complaint
In connection with the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, the presenter referred to “a rampage of rapeâ€. A listener complained that allegations of the use of sexual violence by Hamas had no basis in fact. The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the ±«Óãtv’s editorial standards of accuracy.
Outcome
The presenter spoke of “a rampage of rape and murderâ€. The ECU considered this duly accurate in a context where it was not in dispute that Hamas had killed many Israelis and at a time when evidence of sexual violence, gathered by the ±«Óãtv’s own journalists among others, was accumulating.
Not upheld