Essex Police "acted reasonably" during their investigation of Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson, a new report by the National Police Chiefs' Council has concluded.
The findings contradict Pearson's claims that she felt "bullied and threatened" when officers visited her Essex home on Remembrance Sunday in November 2024.
The investigation centred on allegations that a social media post about the Hamas-Israel conflict incited racial hatred.
Mark Hobrough, the NPCC's hate crime lead and chief constable of Gwent, conducted the review.
Hobrough's report stated that body-worn camera footage showed the investigating officer's approach to Pearson was "polite and carried out in an exemplary manner".
Essex Police had previously defended their actions in the case, which was later dropped.
The report examined the circumstances surrounding the police visit to Pearson's home in Saffron Walden, Essex.
The investigation was sparked by a complaint from a member of the public about a social media post in the early weeks of the Middle East conflict.
"The posted image was likely to mislead the reader into thinking this was from a pro-Palestine rally, whether intended to do so, or unintentionally so," the report stated.
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The now-deleted post from November 16, 2023, showed an image of two police officers standing next to men holding what appeared to be a flag of Pakistani political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Pearson had tagged the Metropolitan Police with the words "how dare they?".
She added: "Invited to pose for a photo with lovely peaceful British Friends of Israel on Saturday police refused. Look at this lot smiling with the Jew haters."
Social media platform X added a notice to Pearson's post stating that the image was taken in Manchester, not London, and that it was "not related to Palestine".
Speaking to the BBC after the case was discontinued, Pearson maintained she did not think her tweet was wrong.
"I won't censor myself but I will be more watchful in the future," she said.
Pearson claimed the police visit to her home was not "standard practice" and was "absolutely unacceptable".
She added: "Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader and many other people in the law, in politics, in normal walks of life, have said that is totally outrageous."
The NPCC investigation was launched following Pearson's public complaints about her treatment by Essex Police.
Essex Police has not issued a new statement following the publication of the findings.
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The findings contradict Pearson's claims that she felt "bullied and threatened" when officers visited her Essex home on Remembrance Sunday in November 2024.
The investigation centred on allegations that a social media post about the Hamas-Israel conflict incited racial hatred.
Mark Hobrough, the NPCC's hate crime lead and chief constable of Gwent, conducted the review.
Hobrough's report stated that body-worn camera footage showed the investigating officer's approach to Pearson was "polite and carried out in an exemplary manner".
Essex Police had previously defended their actions in the case, which was later dropped.
The report examined the circumstances surrounding the police visit to Pearson's home in Saffron Walden, Essex.
The investigation was sparked by a complaint from a member of the public about a social media post in the early weeks of the Middle East conflict.
"The posted image was likely to mislead the reader into thinking this was from a pro-Palestine rally, whether intended to do so, or unintentionally so," the report stated.
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The now-deleted post from November 16, 2023, showed an image of two police officers standing next to men holding what appeared to be a flag of Pakistani political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Pearson had tagged the Metropolitan Police with the words "how dare they?".
She added: "Invited to pose for a photo with lovely peaceful British Friends of Israel on Saturday police refused. Look at this lot smiling with the Jew haters."
Social media platform X added a notice to Pearson's post stating that the image was taken in Manchester, not London, and that it was "not related to Palestine".
Speaking to the BBC after the case was discontinued, Pearson maintained she did not think her tweet was wrong.
"I won't censor myself but I will be more watchful in the future," she said.
Pearson claimed the police visit to her home was not "standard practice" and was "absolutely unacceptable".
She added: "Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader and many other people in the law, in politics, in normal walks of life, have said that is totally outrageous."
The NPCC investigation was launched following Pearson's public complaints about her treatment by Essex Police.
Essex Police has not issued a new statement following the publication of the findings.
Find Out More...