During the July 27, 2026 episode of CBC’s World Report, a broadcast segment described Palestinian land in the West Bank as "disputed territory".  

CJPME’s Media Accountability Project (MAP) immediately challenged this phrasing. MAP emphasized that "disputed territory" is an inaccurate, non-neutral term favored by the Israeli government that misleads the public and contradicts Canadian foreign policy, international law, and International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings.  

CBC’s editorial management initially declined to issue a correction, arguing that the inclusion of other references to the occupation in the same segment provided sufficient balance. MAP pushed back, noting that "disputed territory" presents an inaccurate description as objective fact and implies an open legal debate where none exists. MAP requested a formal review by the CBC Ombud to evaluate the breach of accuracy standards.  

Following the escalation, CBC reconsidered its position and aired an on-air correction during a morning broadcast of World Report, which aired across Canada. The host clarified:

"On July 27, World Report ran a story about violence in the occupied West Bank. At one point, it was incorrectly referred to as disputed territory. It should have been referred to as occupied territory."

With the correction successfully broadcast, CJPME officially closed and withdrew the Ombud complaint.