Joshua Cheetham

London

Journalist and Open Source Analyst at BBC

Open source investigations, BBC Verify 🔍 Conflicts, ships, planes, disinfo [email protected] Signal +44 7929 396 316

Articles

Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

2 weeks ago | currently.att.yahoo.com | Peter Mwai |Matt Murphy |Jake Horton |Joshua Cheetham

Donald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa. The meeting - at first warm and light-hearted - quickly changed tone as Trump asked his staff to play a video mostly showing South African opposition politician Julius Malema chanting a song calling for violence against white farmers.
Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Peter Mwai |Matt Murphy |Jake Horton |Joshua Cheetham

Donald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa. The meeting - at first warm and light-hearted - quickly changed tone as Trump asked his staff to play a video showing opposition South African politicians calling for violence against white farmers.
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Cyril Ramaphosa

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Peter Mwai |Matt Murphy |Jake Horton |Joshua Cheetham

Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with RamaphosaPeter Mwai, Matt Murphy, Jake Horton & Joshua CheethamBBCDonald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa.
Is President Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane?

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Jake Horton |Tom Edgington |Joshua Cheetham

Jake Horton, Tom Edgington and Joshua CheethamBBC VerifyUS President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to accept a plane worth an estimated $400m (£303m) as a gift from Qatar, calling it “a great gesture” that he would be “stupid” to turn down. The potential move has been labelled “wildly illegal” by some members of the rival Democratic Party – something the White House denies – and it has attracted criticism from some of Trump’s supporters.
Is President Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane?

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Jack Horton |Tom Edgington |Joshua Cheetham

Is President Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane? Jack Horton, Tom Edgington and Joshua CheethamBBCUS President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to accept a plane worth an estimated $400m (£303m) as a gift from Qatar, calling it "a great gesture" that he would be "stupid" to turn down.
Woman jailed for 14 years over 'lipstick coup'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Joshua Cheetham

Woman jailed for 14 years in Brazil after 'lipstick coup'Brazil Supreme CourtA woman in Brazil has been jailed for 14 years after writing an offensive message in lipstick on a statue during riots in Brasilia. Debora Rodrigues took part in the unrest in January 2023, along with hundreds of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The riot saw thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters attack government buildings following his election loss the previous year.
Smugglers' paradise: How US guns flow to gang-ravaged Haiti

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jacqui Wakefield |Christopher Giles |Joshua Cheetham

The assault rifles and pistols arrived in Haiti stashed in two cardboard boxes, nestled among packages of food and clothes, on a cargo ship stacked with rust-red shipping containers. They had come from the US, which one expert describes as a "supermarket" feeding an arms race among gangs that have brought chaos to the Caribbean island nation. An investigation by the BBC World Service and BBC Verify traced the two boxes' journey, showing how weapons from the US reach Haiti.
Acidentes de avião estão ficando mais frequentes?

Mar 1, 2025 | terra.com.br | Joshua Cheetham

Após uma série de desastres recentes na aviação, usuários de redes sociais sugeriram que os acidentes aéreos estão mais frequentes. Vídeos de arrepiar os cabelos, que mostram acidentes evitados por pouco, começaram a virar tendência na internet. E o secretário americano do Transporte, Sean Duffy, procurou acalmar os temores, em entrevista à CBS News, emissora parceira da BBC nos Estados Unidos.
Are planes crashing more often?

Feb 21, 2025 | bbc.com | Joshua Cheetham |Yi Ma |Matt Murphy

Are planes crashing more often? Joshua Cheetham, Yi Ma & Matt MurphyGetty ImagesAfter a series of high-profile disasters, some social media users suggested that air travel accidents were becoming more frequent. Videos of hair-raising near misses began to trend online and the US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy sought to calm fears in an interview with the BBC's US partner, CBS News. He told viewers that the recent spate of air disasters in America were "very unique".
Are planes crashing more often?

Feb 21, 2025 | aol.com | Joshua Cheetham |Yi Ma |Matt Murphy

After a series of high-profile disasters, some social media users suggested that air travel accidents were becoming more frequent. Videos of hair-raising near misses began to trend online and the US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy sought to calm fears in an interview with the BBC's US partner, CBS News. He told viewers that the recent spate of air disasters in America were "very unique".