Telegraph inaccurately calculated ‘one in 12 in London is illegal migrant’ stat, IPSO finds
Telegraph displayed “lack of care” in reporting about illegal migrant population.
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Mistakes and Rulings
Telegraph showed ‘lack of care’ with headline: ‘Quarter of UK sex crimes carried out by foreigners’
Data was available and set out in article but headline was misleading, IPSO finds.
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Mail defended inaccurate immigrants story by saying Telegraph was source
Mail argued it did not need to check story taken from Telegraph front page.
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Essex Police loses accuracy complaint versus Telegraph over Allison Pearson questioning
IPSO also rules that it is fine for publishers to cover ongoing criminal investigations.
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Actress Kate Beckinsale secures removal of Mail Online ‘weight loss’ article
The Mail said Beckinsale had “opened up” about the “difficult time” she was going through.
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Telegraph takes down Stop Funding Hate article after legal threat
Telegraph agrees to pay campaign group’s legal costs.
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Telegraph pays ‘substantial’ libel damages to tech entrepreneur
Apology added to 13 Telegraph articles about Zia Chishti.
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Douglas Murray wins ‘substantial’ damages after Observer column error
An Observer writer inaccurately claimed comments made by Murray in 2023 had referred to the 2024 riots.
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