Daily Mail amends electric car story after Yougov poll showed public could have been misled
Story said average cost of petrol car was £22,000 in ‘flawed comparison’.
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Story said average cost of petrol car was £22,000 in ‘flawed comparison’.
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Newspaper ‘lost confidence’ in story after issue with images became clear.
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Carole Malone attributed the false claim to “misinformation” she had seen online.
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Broadcaster “gave a platform” to false allegations about Islamic Relief.
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Regulator has repeatedly censured Express over misleading headlines.
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Mirror, Sunday People and Daily Record titles all published corrections over British Steel stories.
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Reach publication wrongly stated Pascal Robinson had performed Nazi salutes on stage.
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Kevin O’Sullivan comments on local election postponement ‘misleading’ says Ofcom.
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