BBC pauses civil service secondment scheme amid impartiality criticism

The BBC has paused a scheme that placed civil servants at the broadcaster, per BBC News. The Telegraph and The Times report it as a fact-checking arrangement, with The Times reporting an impartiality breach accusation.

Timeline

1. 18 Oct, 17:20 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 18 Oct, 17:20 UTCPicked up on News
3. 18 Oct, 17:20 UTCThe Times reports impartiality breach accusation
4. 18 Oct, 17:20 UTCTelegraph reports scheme exposure

Top sources

• bbcGoogle Trends
• BBC suspends Civil Service fact-checking scheme exposed by TelegraphThe Telegraph
• BBC accused of impartiality breach over use of Whitehall fact-checkersThe Times