Complaint to Ofcom Regarding “The Great Global Warming Swindle”2. Complete Transcript and Rebuttal |
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Complete Transcript and RebuttalKey to colour-coded commentary text Bright red text: Actual falsification of data, and/or misrepresentation of the views of a contributor to the programme Dark red text: Narration, or on-screen graphics, or an accumulation of consecutive interviewee statements that taken together amount to narration; which are either factually inaccurate, or apparently intentionally misleading, or are an attempt to give the impression that a contentious opinion is a fact. Blue text: Interviewee is either factually inaccurate, apparently intentionally misleading, or expresses an opinion as if it were a fact without context being provided to make it clear that it’s an opinion. |
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Programme Introduction
[Comment 1: The narration (albeit using captions) in a science documentary by a public service broadcaster cannot validly say this. It is an extremely controversial opinion which would be disputed by the overwhelming majority of those professionally qualified to judge its veracity. Nevertheless, this opinion was presented (without any qualification whatsoever) as a fact, and is therefore extremely misleading. Given Channel 4’s public service remit under the Communications Act to educate the public, this is a considerable breach of the public’s trust.] (In breach of the 2003 Communications Act Section 265, Ofcom 5.4, 5.5, 5.11, 5.12)
[Comment 2: Professor Reiter is a respected entomologist, but his credentials with respect to the specific subjects that he discussed in the programme were exaggerated – see Appendix C.18, page 142, Comment 115, page 96 and Comment 110, page 91. Continued … |
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Comment 1: Opening caption (opinion presented as fact) /
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Last updated: 11 Jun 2007 |