Beeb ‘Liar’ BBC’s chief fact-checker accused of lying

[PwoperNaughtyButNot]

One for them likes of Capital Man, Pickle and joyo - you love to be told what to think by your government controlled media outlets. What do you make of this then? Unbelievable hypocrisy for that fact checker or , it’s ok to lie if you are on the side of truth. I can already guess what you will choose. BEEB ‘LIAR’ BBC’s chief fact-checker Marianna Spring accused of lying on CV by falsely claiming to have worked with Beeb colleague Holly Christodoulou Published: 9:57, 8 Sep 2023 THE BBC's chief fact-checker is at the centre of claims she lied about her experience on her CV. Marianna Spring, who works as the broadcaster's disinformation correspondent, reportedly gave misleading information to secure work. She claimed she worked alongside BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford covering the "perception" of Russia during the 2018 World Cup, The New European reports. Marianna allegedly wrote on her CV: "June 2018: Reported on International News during the World Cup, specifically the perception of Russia, with BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford." The journalist made the apparent claim five years ago while trying to get work as a freelancer in Moscow for US-based news site Coda Story. According to the publication, the website's editor-in-chief Natalia Antelava, who previously worked for the BBC, criticised Marianna after checking out the supposed connection. Marianna then reportedly sent an email apologising for her "awful misjudgment" and said she was led by her "desperation" for the job. She also said she was a "brilliant journalist" but admitted she was "naive and stupid", it is reported. But Natalia responded: "Telling me you are a brilliant reporter who exercises integrity and honesty when you have literally demonstrated the opposite was a terrible idea." Marianna became the BBC's disinformation and social media correspondent in August last year. She had worked for Panorama and has her own BBC podcast called Marianna In Conspiracyland. The journalist is also part of the BBC verify team, which undertakes fact-checking to avoid misinformation. The BBC did not wish to comment when approached by The Sun Online.

[Mike Oxsaw]

What is it that forces some posters to put the BBC beyond reproach?

[Hammer and Pickle]

"Also we are not presently allowed to post things of a political nature." This is of course total bollocks - threads get locked because they are spammed into oblivion with party political propaganda by irresponsible twats. No wonder wankers like flyshitstain here can't tell the difference between fact-checking and disinformation.

[Lee Trundle]

comma Have you ever worked for the BBC?

[Willtell]

What right wingers are we talking about Comma? And why are right wingers so feared? Surely all the problem areas of the world are run by "Communist" totalitarian regimes like Russia, China, North Korea etc?

[dax47988]

Facts (FACTS) are a wonderful thing. Taking Branded's post on face-value, it appears that altho there has been a far far bigger percentage rise in the number of asylum seekers in Selfservative controlled areas, they still are less than half the total amount in Labour areas I am not sure that there is anything behind this, just thought it was interesting how the same FACTS can be dressed up (not even sure how these totals are calculated, would have thought they were averages)

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Branded, your post has nothing at all to do with an individual who falsified their level of experience on a job cv. Also we are not presently allowed to post things of a political nature. If you are not careful you’ll get this thread locked which will upset the right wingers who are using it as another opportunity to dig out the BBC.

[BRANDED]

FACTS Tory areas have seen an eightfold increase in the number of asylum seekers housed in their communities, an analysis of Home Office data has revealed. Conservative-voting areas have seen the numbers of asylum seekers increase from just 1,290 since the EU referendum vote to 10,149, a rise bigger than any area controlled by other parties. Separately, Red Wall areas – a key battleground in next year’s general election – have seen their numbers of asylum seekers almost double in the same period: from 12,101 to 22,422. They are housing 20 times as many asylum seekers per head of population as the south-east of England, with 13 per 10,000 compared to 0.6 per 10,000.

[Hammer and Pickle]

Bungo 10:14 Tue Sep 12 Yeah - that’s outsourced fact-checking. Probably advisable the BBC takes the job out of the house as well.

[Fauxstralian]

Seems strange to put that you'd worked on something with another BBC employee when going for a job with the BBC. One of the easier things to check you'd think Most companies check qualifications and degrees more thoroughly these days. Even agencies want to see proof from my experience last looking for a job several years ago. In the dim distant past it wasnt unknown for people to make up degrees and qualifications particularly from overseas bodies.

[Fauxstralian]

Seems strange to put that you'd worked on something with another BBC employee when going for a job with the BBC. One of the easier things to check you'd think Most companies check qualifications and degrees more thoroughly these days. Even agencies want to see proof from my experience last looking for a job several years ago. In the dim distant past it wasnt unknown for people to make up degrees and qualifications particularly from overseas bodies.

[BRANDED]

There’s a great scientist, Eric Weinstein, who says science is merely reliable knowledge. Everything else is just tittle tattle and blather

[Lee Trundle]

bigfrank 3:32 Tue Sep 12 "You have just described yourself hypocrite" hahaha so it wasn't just me thinking that! I love the fact that me calling a couple out his BRACE postings months or even years ago seems to have really got to him. I only did it a couple of times. Just goes to show how mentally weak he is. For old times sake. BRACE! Capitol Man 8:13 Mon Sep 11 Capitol Man 8:09 Mon Sep 11

[Willtell]

No not a capital offence but rather funny after getting a job at the BBC as the "Disinformation Correspondent" and being part of "the BBC verify team, which undertakes fact-checking to avoid misinformation." ...

[Bungo]

Nurse Ratched 7:56 Mon Sep 11 The other thing that has been widespread in my industry for a long time, (and presumably must happen in others), is the use of professional background check companies that go through candidate’s CV and history with a fine toothcomb before any job offer is made. Items we have had reported included someone who put a qualification on their CV when they’d started the course but not completed it. Also, someone who had accessed an animal rights activist page through Facebook. Both resulted in potential job offers being withdrawn. I’m surprised that the BBC doesn’t do something similar?

[Fifth Column]

Someone exaggerated on their cv. Doesnt everyone? Hardly a capital offence.

[Hammer and Pickle]

You still haven't convinced anyone that what was on her CV has any bearing at all on her capacity to perform her duties as disinformation correspondent. It would be easier to do that if she was employed as a fact-checker as you initially claimed. Now that you have back-tracked, it's your integrity that you now need to defend.

[PwoperNaughtyButNot]

And the defence still goes on Let’s make it really simple for you: Her job is to call out disinformation on behalf of the BBC who are acting as an authority on the truth. She herself lied on her own CV and was called out for having a lack of integrity. There is only one version of the truth. It always come out eventually no matter how many spinners spin

[Hammer and Pickle]

You numpties could at least build your case on what her actual job is. This is so inept it has to be a sting.

[Capitol Man]

Ag ag ag - big fat frank the racist twat weighs in. You know you’re on the right path when that cսnt gets triggered.

[bigfrank]

Capitalmong You have just described yourself hypocrite

[gph]

'Storm in a tea cup' was made for this.

[Mike Oxsaw]

Based solely on your contributions to this site, pickles, you'd be a shoo-in for that role.

[Hammer and Pickle]

With Ratched pioneering a new category here - let's call it DIVINFORMATION, I think I might send my CV to the BBC.

[Dwight Van Mann]

Capitol lied so they/them could give joyo a blow job.

[Mike Oxsaw]

Definitely lost the argument on this one. How any mature, sane adult can put their faith in what the BBC say is beyond belief.