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GB News in breach after Mark Steyn Covid broadcast

According to the regulator, the programme, broadcast on April 21, 2022, incorrectly claimed that official UKHSA data provided definitive evidence of a causal link between receiving a third Covid-19 vaccine and higher infection, hospitalisation and death rates.

Ofcom said the content was “materially misleading” because the way the data was presented to viewers during the programme did not take account of the significant differences in age or health of people in the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups studied.

In a statement, Ofcom said that while broadcasters are free to transmit programmes which may be considered controversial and challenging, the obligation to ensure audiences are not materially misled remained.

A separate investigation remains open on an episode of the Mark Steyn programme featuring author and journalist Dr Naomi Wolf that received 411 complaints after its broadcast last October.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2023...vid-broadcast/