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鈥� I have these epiphanies all the time, especially if I had anchovies on my pizza..鈥� Could the White Helmets be involved in staging chemical attacks?

When James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Turkey in 2019 he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Mayday tells the extraordinary real story of the man who organised the White Helmets 鈥� rescuers who film themselves pulling survivors from bombed out buildings in rebel-held areas of Syria 鈥� and investigates claims that, far from being heroes, they are part of a very elaborate hoax. James Le Mesurier 鈥� his detractors say 鈥� was a British secret agent, pulling the strings. So when his body was found by worshippers on their way to morning prayers, there were a lot questions.

Produced, written and presented by: Chloe Hadjimatheou
Editor: Emma Rippon
Researcher: Tom Wright
Mixed by: Neil Churchill
Arabic translation and additional research: Vanessa Bowles, Abdul Kader Habak
Turkish researcher: Nevin Sungur
Narrative Consultant: John Yorke
Original music: Nick Mundy and Bu Kolthoum
Production Coordinator - Gemma Ashman

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鈥淩oger Waters - Reporting The Truth鈥� Roger Waters YouTube channel, 6 December 2019

鈥淏riefing by Chief of Main Operational Directorate of Russian General Staff Sergei Rudskoy鈥� 袦懈薪芯斜芯褉芯薪褘 袪芯褋褋懈懈 (Ministry of Defense of Russia) YouTube channel 17 March 2018

鈥淰oices of people hiding in a basement in #EasternGhouta while #Assad regime & #Russia forces shell the area. Trying to destroy #Syria & kills its people or make them succumb to starvation & tyranny.鈥� Dima Moussa @dimam78 Tweet 04 March 2018

Syria Gas Attack Victims Treated at Hospital, Syria Civil Defence video

鈥淩ussia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - 麻豆社 HARDtalk rushes鈥� - 麻豆社 HARDtalk exclusive, 17 April 2018

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鈥淕asping for life: Syria's merciless war on its own children鈥� CNN
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23 Panet46 (Contac Episode 23 Panet46) dailymotion - Shoof Drama 卮賵賮 丿乇丕賲丕

鈥淓thics Forum: Paul McKeigue (Edinburgh Usher Institute)鈥� 25 January 2019 video from Jamie Smith on 12 February 2019, published on the University of Edinburgh website

鈥淯N: Chlorine was placed in Douma by militants for provocative purposes 鈥揜ussia's OPCW rep. Shulgin鈥� 20 January 2020, Ruptly YouTube Channel (Ruptly is part of the same media family as RT) credit: UNIFEED-UNTV

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