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PR Consultant Admits Fabricating Iran Funding Story

11/5/2025

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Story summary

Georgia Pickering, a British PR consultant, allegedly admitted placing a Times story claiming Iran funded Palestine Action, per a witness cited by Private Eye.
The story appeared before Palestine Action's ban under terrorism laws in July.
The Home Office investigated the group's funding sources in July.
CMS denied involvement in the article.

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Story summary

Georgia Pickering, a British PR consultant, allegedly admitted placing a Times story claiming Iran funded Palestine Action, per a witness cited by Private Eye.
The story appeared before Palestine Action's ban under terrorism laws in July.
The Home Office investigated the group's funding sources in July.
CMS denied involvement in the article.