# Claim 269

State media accused the BBC's Jon Leyne of fabricating news and supporting protesters.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: State media accused the BBC's Jon Leyne of fabricating news and supporting protesters.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Leyne accused of fabricating news
- About: [incident 2009-iran-post-election-foreign-press-restrictions](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2009-iran-post-election-foreign-press-restrictions)
- Source: Iran elections: Journalists expelled and jailed in press crackdown. https://pressgazette.co.uk/archive-content/iran-elections-journalists-expelled-and-jailed-in-press-crackdown/
- Publisher: Press Gazette
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009-06-22

## Quotation from the source

> dispatching fabricated news and reports, ignoring neutrality in news, supporting rioters and trampling the Iranian nation's rights

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/269. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.