Fardad Farahzad ( , born 1 April 1986 ) , is a British Iranian journalist . He worked for the '' BBC World Service '' from 2008 to 2018 . He was a news presenter and reporter with the BBC Persian TV . He has anchored and covered many major Iranian and international stories for the network , including Iran 's Nuclear Program , Arab Spring , 2012 US Presidential Election , Brussels bombings and 2016 Nice attack . He gained " cult status " in 2016 for " liking " every post on the BBC News Facebook page . Farahzad later explained that this was due to the Facebook algorithm , which makes verified users appear first
Brussels bombings
2016 Brussels bombings
Fardad Farahzad