The BBC’s recent report on U.S. ceasefire negotiator Steve Witkoff presents a troubling window into the erosion of epistemic and ethical standards in both diplomacy and media.

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Witkoff openly praised Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, denied Ukraine's legitimacy, and repeated a series of Kremlin talking points — many of which are factually inaccurate, ideologically loaded or morally indefensible. He did so while displaying a striking ignorance of the war’s basic geography, unable to name the five occupied Ukrainian regions central to the negotiations he is reportedly leading.

The BBC's report, to its credit, acknowledges that many of Witkoff’s claims are either false or disputed. It offers corrections and context regarding the so-called referendums in occupied Ukraine, the status of Russian-speaking regions, and Russian claims about the origins of the war. This effort at........

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