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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jim Waterson

GB News censured after Naomi Wolf compared Covid jab to mass murder

Ofcom said it was particularly concerned by Wolf’s ‘significant and alarming claim’ that mass murder was taking place through vaccinations.
Ofcom said it was particularly concerned by Wolf’s ‘significant and alarming claim’ that mass murder was taking place through vaccinations. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images

GB News breached the broadcasting code when it allowed Naomi Wolf to repeatedly compare Covid-19 vaccinations to mass murder without being challenged.

The US author made an appearance last October on GB News’ Mark Steyn show and claimed that the vaccine rollout amounted to a premeditated crime, saying it was comparable with the actions of “doctors in pre-Nazi Germany”.

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