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Neil Shaw

Ofcom says 'potentially harmful and materially misleading' show broke rules

Ofcom has found an episode of the Mark Steyn show on GB News broke its broadcasting rules and was “potentially harmful and materially misleading”.

The episode on April 21 2022 saw the Canadian author and presenter incorrectly claim that UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data provided “definitive evidence” of a causal link between a third Covid-19 vaccine and higher infection, hospital admissions and death rates.

The broadcasting watchdog ruled the programme breached rule 2.2 of its code, which states that factual programmes “must not materially mislead the audience”.

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