This is shocking...
Ofcom, the UK media regulator, recently won a court case resulting in a £50,000 fine for former GB News anchor Mark Steyn.
The case centered on Steyn’s use of data from the UK Health Security Agency about COVID-19 vaccinations, which Ofcom argued he presented in a way that breached their guidelines by providing a “materially misleading interpretation” that could potentially harm viewers and lead to vaccine hesitancy.
Steyn, who has received multiple COVID-19 vaccinations and suffered two heart attacks in 2022, returned to GB News but was later dismissed following Ofcom’s objections to his reporting.
Ofcom’s concern was not the validity of the data itself—Steyn used official government data—but rather how his interpretation might influence public perception.
via https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/29/former-gb-news-presenter-ordered-to-pay-50000-in-legal-costs
@TheStarkNakedBrief
Ofcom, the UK media regulator, recently won a court case resulting in a £50,000 fine for former GB News anchor Mark Steyn.
The case centered on Steyn’s use of data from the UK Health Security Agency about COVID-19 vaccinations, which Ofcom argued he presented in a way that breached their guidelines by providing a “materially misleading interpretation” that could potentially harm viewers and lead to vaccine hesitancy.
Steyn, who has received multiple COVID-19 vaccinations and suffered two heart attacks in 2022, returned to GB News but was later dismissed following Ofcom’s objections to his reporting.
Ofcom’s concern was not the validity of the data itself—Steyn used official government data—but rather how his interpretation might influence public perception.
via https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/29/former-gb-news-presenter-ordered-to-pay-50000-in-legal-costs
@TheStarkNakedBrief
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