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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney Media business correspondent

‘Miracle spring water’ lands Christian TV channel with £150,000 Ofcom fine

Peter Popoff in a studio with an image of the 'miracle spring water' and a message to 'call now' superimposed
Peter Popoff promoting the ‘miracle spring water’. Photograph: Peter Popoff Ministries

A religious TV channel has been fined £150,000 for giving UK airtime to an evangelist selling “miracle spring water” that was claimed to cure illnesses such as lung cancer and diabetes and produce huge financial windfalls.

Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, penalised the operator of The Word Network, a religious channel aimed at the Christian community available via pay TV, after an investigation into the programme Peter Popoff Ministries.

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