Submitted on Wednesday 29th June 2016
Rejected on Thursday 14th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Independent review of BBC’s EU Ref. coverage before decision to invoke Art.50
BBC coverage of the EU referendum debate appears to have fallen short of the objectivity expected of the UK’s National news institution. It is key that any bias in reporting is established before the Article 50 process is discussed by MPs in Parliament and activated.
There is evidence of lack of scrutiny by the BBC of key claims at the heart of the Leave campaign which seem to have resonated with the voting public. This is borne out by the number of people who are already saying that they feel that they have been misled by the coverage of the Leave case and are indicating that, had they known that certain claims reported as fact were highly questionable, they would have voted to remain. It is important to recognise that the Referendum has no legal status.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The BBC Trust is responsible for investigating breaches of the BBC Charter, which includes complaints about the impartiality of the BBC.
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