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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners

GB news host Leo Kearse
The GB News host Leo Kearse suggested in November 2024 that the UK government was going to introduce ‘enforced veganism’. Photograph: GB News

The UK’s TV and radio regulator is allowing GB News and others to “flout” accuracy rules and broadcast climate change denial, say campaigners. Instances cited include describing global heating as “the climate scam” and suggesting the government was going to introduce “enforced veganism”.

Ofcom has received 1,221 complaints related to the climate crisis since January 2020, when its searchable database began. None resulted in a ruling that the broadcasting code had been breached. In fact, only two such breaches have been found since 2007.

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