This page includes apologies, significant corrections, statements and responses. It does not include routine corrections to news stories, minor on-air apologies and schedule changes.
Corrections and clarifications are published in the order that they were issued.
The Panorama Interviews with Nick Robinson: Nigel Farage, Reform UK
±«Óătv One, 21 June 2024
When asked about the latest polling data on Reform UK, the partyâs leader Nigel Farage suggested the MRP survey conducted by Savanta could be out of date because the fieldwork started before he declared he would stand in the election on 3 June. To be clear the fieldwork for this particular survey took place after that time between 7 and 18 June.
24/06/2024
Mornings
±«Óătv Radio Scotland, 13 May 2024
We acknowledge that, during the phone-in part of the programme, we did not correctly attribute a statement to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Additionally, contrary to the claims of a phone-in contributor, we recognise that the interpretation by the OHCHR is not what the ICJ concluded in its interim judgment of 26 January 2024, according to the explanation subsequently given by the former President of the Court, Joan Donoghue, on the ±«Óătv News Channelâs Hard Talk programme on 25 April 2024.
We apologise for these errors.
19/06/2024
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
9 June 2024
An interview with Nigel Farage gave too much visual prominence to the constituency in which he is standing for election, in a way which is not in line with our editorial guidelines.
We have made edits and visual adjustments to the iPlayer edition of the programme, including removing verbal references to the constituency.
The interview did not discuss constituency issues and we have made no edits to Mr Farageâs words.
The programme is aiming to interview the leaders of all the larger parties during the campaign.
10/06/2024
±«Óătv London
23 May 2024
In a report on ±«Óătv London we wrongly described an incident outside a London cinema as a vigil. We should have been clear it was a protest and we apologise for this. The correct description has been used in our online report. We clarified this on the following nightâs programme.
31/05/24
±«Óătv News Channel
28 May 2024
We heard live from Nigel Farage, honorary President of Reform UK, speaking at one of its election events. When coming away from the speech, our presenter said Mr Farage was using âcustomary inflammatory languageâ. This did not meet the ±«Óătvâs editorial standards for impartiality. The presenter later apologised on air to viewers and Mr Farage who publicly accepted the apology.
28/05/2024
News at Ten
±«Óătv One, 5 April 2024
In a report about changes to national insurance, we showed tax band figures on a graph headed âfrozen tax thresholdsâ. We should have made clear that Scotlandâs thresholds are different, and we are sorry for the oversight. We have published a full breakdown of Scottish income tax changes.
28/05/24
Radio News Bulletins
19 April 2024
In some brief news items we said that the former Chief Executive of the Scottish National Party Peter Murrell had been charged with the embezzlement of âpublic fundsâ. We should have said âSNP fundsâ.
23/05/24
Ros Atkins on...
±«Óătv News online/±«Óătv News Channel, 17 May 2024
In a video about the protests in Georgia we included a map which showed Crimea incorrectly. We have amended this section of the video to correct the error.
20/05/2024
News at Six
±«Óătv One, 16 April 2024
In a sequence about the UKâs proposed smoking ban we included a reference to the sugar tax accompanied by footage of bottles of Perfectly Clear water on the production line. To be clear, the product shown is flavoured water which doesnât contain any sugar. We apologise for using these pictures in error and have deleted the footage.
26/04/2024
±«Óătv Scotland
Radio and online, 2 & 3 April 2024
In ±«Óătv Scotlandâs coverage of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, reference was made in some of our output to the Act making it a criminal offence in Scotland to make âderogatory commentsâ based on the protected characteristics of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex. This was inaccurate and we should have referred to the Act creating a new crime where it is an offence if someone communicates material or behaves in a threatening or abusive manner with the intention of âstirring up hatredâ based on these protected characteristics. We apologise for any confusion caused and have reminded our teams of the importance of accuracy in our output.
22/04/2024
Today
Radio 4, 15 April 2024
In a question to the Foreign Secretary David Cameron our presenter asked about Israel attacking and murdering tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians. Shortly after the programme, Nick Robinson posted on X saying he could have been clearer that he was not expressing his own view or that of the ±«Óătvâs when he used the word "murders":
âThereâs been some controversy about words I used when I was interviewing the Foreign Secretary @David_Cameron on @bbcr4today about Israel this morning. My final question was about the perceived âmoralityâ of the governmentâs position - in particular the âriskâ that their position could âappearâ to look like active support for Israel when it is under attack but nothing other than words âwhen Israel attacks or murders tens of thousands of innocent Palestiniansâ. I should have been clearer that I was not expressing my own view let alone that of the ±«Óătv when I used the words âmurdersâ. In this 15 minute long interview I asked the Foreign Secretary why ministers had supported Israel militarily; why they didnât go further & support Israel in confronting Iran; why they werenât tougher in confronting Israel over Gaza and ended with that question about the perceived âmoralityâ and the âriskâ of how the governmentâs position âappearsâ. It was a lengthy and detailed exploration of the policy choices made by the government.â
17/04/2024
±«Óătv News NIâs X Account
22 February 2024
On 22 February 2024, a ±«Óătv News NI post on X stated that a married couple who ran a garden centre in Hillsborough had been accused of possessing criminal property in the amount of ÂŁ267,000. The post included a picture of Cameron Landscapes & Garden Centre. This statement was factually inaccurate, as the garden centre pictured, which is not based in Hillsborough, is not run by the married couple in question. As confirmed in the article hyperlinked within the post, the accused were Catherine and Norman Lambe, with the former having been further accused of false accounting and abusing her position within Cameron Landscapes Ltd.
27/03/2024
±«Óătv News online
16 March 2024
In an article about the Liberal Democratsâ spring conference we wrongly described the political party Reform UK as far-right when referring to polling. This sentence was subsequently removed from the article as it fell short of our usual editorial standards. While the original wording was based on news agency copy, we take full responsibility and apologise for the error.
18/03/2024
Newsnight, ±«Óătv Two
27 February 2024
In an item about donations to political parties we said that the union Unite was being investigated for fraud, bribery and money laundering. We should have said that it is in fact an individual who worked for Unite who is being investigated on these allegations and weâre happy to make this clear.
28/02/2024
29/02/2024 amended for clarity
Today, ±«Óătv Radio 4
13 February 2024
In an interview about the Rochdale by-election, we wrongly suggested the vote had been called by the expulsion of previous Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk from Labour. It was in fact the death of the incumbent MP Labour Tony Lloyd in January this year which precipitated the by-election. Mr Danczuk is running as a candidate for Reform UK in this by-election (he was previously suspended from Labour, which announced he would be endorsed as a candidate in the 2017 election. He then left the Labour Party) . A full list of candidates can be found on the ±«Óătv website.
15/02/2024
News at One and Newsnight
12 & 13 February 2024
In an item about Labour and the Rochdale by-election, we reported that Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald had been suspended by Labour for an alleged antisemitic remark. This was incorrect. He was suspended for what the Labour Party called deeply offensive comments relating to the Israel-Gaza war. Mr McDonald denies this. We apologise for the error and made the correction and apology on air in the next dayâs programme. On Newsnight a contributor also incorrectly listed Mr McDonald as an MP who had been suspended by Labour for antisemitic remarks.
14/02/2024
±«Óătv News online â various articles
9 January 2024 - 9 February 2024
In a number of articles for the ±«Óătv News website we reported that the number of people killed during the 7 October attacks by Hamas is about 1,300.
This was the result of an error when interpreting data from Israelâs National Public Diplomacy Unit which provides the official count for victims and hostages.
In January the unit provided an update referring to âmore than 1,200 victims murdered in the October 7 massacreâ and also to â139 people who were injured and evacuated for medical treatmentâ who later died in hospitals.
However the number of people who died later is not an additional figure and the official death toll remains about 1,200 and not 1,300 as we have stated in these articles.
We have amended the articles which carried this inaccurate figure and added a correction note advising readers of this change.
We would like to apologise for this error.
14/02/2024
±«Óătv News Channel
12 February 2024
In an interview with the Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot he was introduced as âAmbassador of the State of Palestine to the UKâ both verbally and on screen. Instead he should have been introduced as "Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK" and this was corrected later on air.
13/02/2024
PM â news bulletin
±«Óătv Radio 4, 2 Dec 2023
In a brief piece about COP28 we talked about how a commitment by a large group of oil companies could cut the carbon emissions created when oil is refined into petrol by up to 15% per litre. The report went on to say âreally we need to stop using the stuff completelyâ but should have made clear that this isnât a universal view.
09/02/2024
±«Óătv News online, The World at One (R4), various radio bulletins
2 February 2024
±«Óătv News reported incorrectly that Abdul Ezedi, suspected of attacking a woman and her two daughters with a corrosive substance, was not eligible for asylum under ±«Óătv Office guidelines as a result of a sexual assault conviction. These guidelines do not apply to asylum cases. We apologise for this error. The story was removed from news online and the episode of The World at One on ±«Óătv Sounds.
08/02/2024
±«Óătv News online, various radio bulletins
31 January 2024
We reported that the British Beer and Pub Association had said 1 in 5 people had given up alcohol this January. A PR company working on behalf of the association subsequently confirmed that this figure is inaccurate and that they had conducted a survey of more than 2,000 people which suggested 1 in 10 people had given up alcohol. We amended the online article to make this clear.
08/02/2024
Today
Radio 4, 25 January 2024
In a broad discussion around algorithms and social media and whether they might be technology which was changing humans, we talked about how TikTok was an example of a brand distracting teenagers who scrolled from one post to another. Weâre happy to make it clear that TikTok has announced measures to try to protect children including and says this led to three-quarters of UK teen TikTok users setting a daily screen time limit.
01/02/2024
Reporting Scotland
±«Óătv One Scotland, 31 December 2023
During our report on energy prices and cost of living, we said the Scottish Government was spending ÂŁ104 billion supporting households with bills. We should have said it was the UK Government that was responsible for this expenditure. We apologise for this error.
30/01/2024
PM - Radio 4
23 December 2023
In an item about how Christmas festivities were being affected by the Israel/Gaza war we said that Bethlehem was âin the West Bank in Israelâ. We should have said it was âin the occupied West Bankâ and apologise for this error.
18/01/2024
±«Óătv News Channel
3 December 2023
In a report about COP28 we said that 1 in 4 deaths around the world are linked in some way to climate change. To be clear the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1 in 4 deaths âcan be attributed to preventable environmental causes and climate change is exacerbating these risks.â
10/01/2024
±«Óătv Cymru Fyw
30 Tachwedd 2023
Ar 30 Tachwedd mi gyhoeddodd ±«Óătv Cymru Fyw erthygl ynghylch Coed Isaf Nursing ±«Óătv Limited aâr gofal a ddarparwyd ar gyfer un oâu cyn breswylwyr. Ers hynny mi rydym wedi tynnu yr erthygl ar-lein yn ĂŽl gan nad oedd yn cwrdd gyda safonau golygyddol y ±«Óătv ar gywirdeb a didueddrwydd. Rydym yn ymddiheuro am y materion hyn.
30 November 2023
On 30 November ±«Óătv Cymru Fyw published an article regarding Coed Isaf Nursing ±«Óătv Limited and the care it provided one of its former residents. We have since withdrawn the online article since it did not meet the ±«Óătvâs editorial standards on accuracy and impartiality. We apologise for these matters.
09/01/2024
Radio News Bulletins
24 December 2023
In overnight output we ran a story about Hamas accusing the Israeli army of carrying out summary executions in the Gaza strip. This was a Hamas statement, but although the accusations were attributed and our story contained a response from the Israeli military saying they were unaware of the incident and that Hamas was a terrorist organisation that did not value truth, we had not made sufficient effort to seek corroborating evidence to justify reporting the Hamas claim. We apologise for this mistake.
05/01/2024