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This article reports on the decision by UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom not to investigate GB News after one of its guests spread misinformation about climate action leading to mass deaths. The article includes a quote from Bob Ward who says GB News was in breach of the Broadcasting Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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