An Ofcom investigation has concluded that an episode of Dan Wootton Tonight on GB News broke broadcasting rules designed to protect viewers from offensive content. Comments made during the programme by Laurence Fox targeting female political journalist, Ava Evans, prompted 8,867 complaints to Ofcom. Viewers expressed concerns that his remarks were sexist, misogynistic and offensive. […]

During 2023, Ofcom received 69,236 complaints about 9,638 issues. It  completed 57 broadcast standards investigations; it found in 35 of these cases that its rules had been broken. During 2023, audience complaints about standards on TV continued to make the headlines with news coverage of the Israel Gaza conflict, the Coronation of King Charles and […]

An investigation by UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has concluded that a programme presented by Martin Daubney (standing in for Laurence Fox), which aired on GB News on June 16th, breached due impartiality rules. Separately, Ofcom has published its assessment of an episode of Lee Anderson’s Real World which aired on September 29th, featuring an interview […]