BBC is accused of ‘obvious bias’ as it emerges new political fact-checker is a Labour activist and Jeremy Corbyn supporter who said ‘never trust a Tory’ and described Conservative MPs as ‘lower than invertebrates’
BBC is accused of ‘obvious bias’ as it emerges new political fact-checker is a Labour activist and Jeremy Corbyn supporter who said ‘never trust a Tory’ and described Conservative MPs as ‘lower than invertebrates’
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Everyone has a political bias in one direction or another.
Facts, however, are facts.
At this stage of Tory party policy, Enoch Powell himself as fact checker probably couldn’t do much to avoid truths of which the electorate’s well aware.
But Richard Sharp, who did more than say a few political things, is fine?
Gotta be honest, I’d be more worried if a rational educated person didn’t feel that way?
“…described Conservative MPs as ‘lower than invertebrates'” So just the truth then.
So, he’s bang on the money with those comments? Not like the BBC to report something correctly.
Right, because if they got rid of this one dude, all the bias in the BBC would be gone and we’d finally have a truly neutral news outlet?
Edit – ooh, nice of OP to block me for asking a simple rhetorical question. Gosh, I wonder where his political bias lies…
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Ah yes facts. Mmmm. Those things that cannot, by definition, have party affiliation. Yes.
The guy said ‘never trust a tory’ when he was 19! Such wisdom so young…shame hes now working for one
It’s kinda funny how both sides think the BBC is biased in the other sides favor. Isn’t that … neutral?
Ah yes let’s just ignore those Tory supporting donors at the top of the BBC…..fuck off daily heil
So no evidence he said anything in his role as fact checker that is in any way biased but the DM are attempting to infer that what he said is anti Conservative. It’s time the DM joined GB news and declared they are not a news organisation.
Personally, I think it doesn’t matter if they can perform their role professionally.
There isn’t a single example or accusation of his work actually being suspect.
Also, if you think the personal views he expresses are “far leftist” then you need a better definition of the term.
Whenever facts emerge such as this everyone goes into overdrive to say ah but what about ? It’s quite sad really
And we are wringing our hands because he is the *only* political fact checker in the entire company, right?
Nothing but facts here so a perfect candidate for political fact-checker
Lot of whataboutism and “who cares” going round in this thread.
There’s a certain irony about the Daily Mail complaining about bias