Friday, November 22, 2019

Who said what ?

Lies don't always come from liars, according to BBC News.

Monday 18th November: Peter Oborne in an op-ed piece in The Guardian. "I have talked to senior BBC executives, and they tell me they personally think it’s wrong to expose lies told by a British prime minister because it undermines trust in British politics."

Today, a letter to The Guardian.

"Peter Oborne is incorrect in suggesting that the BBC thinks it’s wrong to expose lies told by politicians. The BBC is committed to calling out lies, disinformation or untruths – no matter who tells them. That is what our journalists do on a daily basis. With Reality Check we are doing more than ever at this election. What we don’t do is label people as liars – that’s a judgment for audiences to make about an individual’s motives.

David Jordan
Director, editorial policy and standards, BBC

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