"What was interesting is that because we now have generations of younger producers who are coming into the business and they are digital natives they're marinated in social media,"
"Apparently, the story was put on by a freelance journalist, I won't mention her name, who put [it] on her Twitter feed. And no one questioned it. It's a low-level mistake but nevertheless, it is indicative. It was good to spot it, because what you wouldn't want to do is just to make some kind of egregious claim about somebody and it is defamatory."
Have I Got News For You broadcast a false claim that Euan Blair's company, Multiverse, had been awarded the government's new digital ID contract. Younger, digitally native producers relied on a freelance journalist's post on X and failed to verify the claim before it aired. The social media post has nearly 3 million views and triggered accusations linking the award to Tony Blair's support for ID cards. Multiverse stated it is not involved in the proposed digital ID project and lacks the expertise to oversee it. The incident underscores concerns about online misinformation seeping into mainstream media and the need for stronger verification to avoid defamation.
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