JOHN GIBSON IS A LIAR



It's official -- Fox News lies and shows no respect for truth.

Earlier in the year, I blogged a slice of ill-informed, one-sided excrement from Fox News's wildly-coiffured anchor, John Gibson (read the transcript here.)

After receiving 24 complaints from viewers, Ofcom investigated the broadcast and on Monday issued its ruling.

Ofcom found that:
1) Fox News’s claim that the BBC is "irrationally anti-American" was false and not backed up by evidence.
2) John Gibson misled viewers by giving the distinct impression that he was quoting Andrew Gilligan directly.
3) Fox made unsubstantiated claims that the BBC “insisted its reporter had a right to lie”.
4) Fox should have given the BBC a chance to reply to the allegations made against it -- but didn't.

In a damning censure, Ofcom ruled that Fox News had breached programme codes by failing to show a respect for truth.

Remember that ruling the next time you hear how "fair and balanced" Fox is.

I wonder, though, how Hezbollah TV would fare in front of an Ofcom complaints committee.