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GB News Fined $130,000 by Ofcom for ‘Breaking Due Impartiality Rules’ During Rishi Sunak Live Show
Ofcom has fined GB News £100,000 ($130,000) for "breaking due impartiality rules" during Rishi Sunak's February live show.
U.K. media regulator Ofcom has fined right-leaning broadcaster GB News £100,000 ($130,000) for “breaking due impartiality rules” during Rishi Sunak ‘s February live show “People’s Forum: The Prime Minister.” As a result, Ofcom concluded that then-Prime Minister Sunak “had a mostly uncontested platform to promote the policies and performance of his Government in a period preceding a U.K. General Election,” which is in breach of the broadcasting code. In addition to the $130,000 fine, Ofcom has requested that GB News “broadcast a statement of our findings against it, on a date and in a form determined by us.”
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