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Arcom Issues Formal Warning to France Télévisions and Radio France Over Inaccurate Interview

The warning puts the public broadcasters one step from possible fines.

Overview

  • Arcom issued a mise en demeure Friday to France Télévisions and Radio France after reviewing a November 9, 2025 Questions politiques interview.
  • The regulator said host Alix Bouilhaguet made inaccurate claims about New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.
  • The decision notes that Mamdani had condemned the October 7 Hamas attacks and had not used the slogan “globalize the Intifada.”
  • Arcom also ruled that a suggestion of UNRWA–Hamas collusion misled viewers because UN findings in January 2024 cleared the agency of generalized collusion.
  • Corrections posted November 11 and an on-air apology on November 16 were deemed too late, and the warning is the final step before possible fines.