BBC admits to publishing 'fake news' on Scotgold that led to share spike

The BBC Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) has upheld a viewer’s complaint that it had broadcast "fake news" about a non-existent gold discovery made by Scotgold Resources which caused the company’s share price to subsequently soar. In the verdict published on...

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