Ofcom is investigating GB News over an interview with former U.S. President Donald Trump conducted by journalist Bev Turner [1].
The probe centers on whether the broadcaster failed to uphold impartiality and accuracy standards by airing unchallenged false claims. This investigation highlights the tension between high-profile political access and the strict regulatory requirements for news accuracy in the United Kingdom.
Regulators said the broadcast contained misleading content, specifically regarding UK policing and climate change [2]. The investigation focuses on a segment where Trump described human-induced climate change as a hoax [1]. Ofcom is examining if the network breached rules by allowing these statements to remain unchallenged during the broadcast [2].
The interview originally aired in November 2025 [3]. However, the formal investigation into the network's conduct was announced this month in May 2026 [1].
GB News is a UK-based channel that rebroadcast the interview on its own platform [4]. The regulator is now assessing if the network's presentation of the interview misled viewers, or failed to provide necessary context to correct factual errors [2].
Ofcom has the authority to penalize broadcasters that violate the broadcasting code, which requires news to be reported with due accuracy and impartiality. The regulator said it did not specify the potential penalties in its announcement [1].
“Ofcom is investigating GB News over an interview with former US President Donald Trump”
This investigation underscores the rigorous standards the UK broadcast regulator applies to news organizations, regardless of the stature of the interviewee. By targeting the failure to challenge specific claims about climate change, Ofcom is signaling that 'due accuracy' requires journalists to actively correct misinformation in real-time, rather than simply providing a platform for a political figure's perspective.
