Monday 9 May 2022 11:17 PM BBC climate editor made false claims on global warming for Panorama broadcast, ... trends now
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A BBC Panorama documentary about global warming made a number of false claims, an internal investigation by the broadcaster has found.
The programme Wild Weather, presented by climate editor Justin Rowlatt, said deaths worldwide were rising due to extreme weather caused by climate change – whereas the opposite is true.
It also claimed Madagascar was on the verge of the first famine caused by climate change – despite other factors being involved.
The programme, broadcast last November to coincide with the COP26 climate conference, sparked two complaints investigated by the BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit (ECU).
A BBC Panorama documentary about global warming presented by climate editor Justin Rowlatt (pictured) made a number of false claims, an internal investigation by the broadcaster has found
Last year Rowlatt's sister Cordelia was among a number of Insulate Britain activists arrested for staging a protest
