Ofcom to investigate GB News over second airing of Trump interview
Summary
Ofcom, the UK media regulator, has started an investigation into GB News for airing a repeated interview with President Donald Trump that included claims about climate change and London police areas without challenge. The investigation focuses on whether the channel broke rules about fairness and misleading information during the repeat broadcast of the interview.Key Facts
- GB News aired an interview with President Donald Trump in November, where he made claims about climate change being a hoax and London areas under sharia law.
- The interview was broadcast first on a late-night US-based show and then repeated the next day on a UK daytime program called The Weekend.
- Ofcom initially decided not to investigate the first broadcast but is now investigating the repeat showing.
- The investigation will check if GB News broke rules on impartiality (fairness) and if the information was misleading.
- The daytime repeat had a larger UK audience than the overnight original broadcast.
- Some groups have pushed for this investigation after being unhappy with Ofcom’s first decision.
- The investigation began after a change in Ofcom's leadership, with the previous chair leaving and a new chair yet to formally start.
- GB News expressed surprise and concern about the investigation, questioning why it happened only after the repeat broadcast and highlighting potential fairness issues.
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