Years ago, the BBC suggested in an interview with the Herald that a British murderer may have been falsely charged because someone linked to the case had Mafia ties.

That opinion was based on one fact: someone of Italian heritage was an innocent part of the case. It was a complete lie, and no law enforcement official ever suggested anything different. The killer, Neil Entwistle, is now serving two life sentences in a Massachusetts jail for the heartless slaying of his American wife and baby girl in Hopkinton in 2006.

The BBC also used a false narrative so Martin Bashir could score his 1995 interview with Princess Diana. The host was later found guilty of deceit and breaching editorial guidelines to land the interview.

Now the BBC is once again admitting that it stretched the truth to fi

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