UK government is still using a ‘racially biased’ passport checker

The UK government is using a ‘racially biased’ online passport photo checker – despite an updated version being available for more than a year. HM Passport Office has confirmed an improved version of the facial detection system, developed by its software vendor, has still not rolled out.  The facial detection system is part of the … Read more

BBC viewers say the broadcaster’s TV news is more biased than all rivals 

BBC viewers say the broadcaster’s TV news is more biased than ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News Only 58% believe the corporation’s coverage is impartial, 1% fall from last year  Decline was enough to see it drop to bottom of list below Channel 5  BBC admitted a Newsnight episode did not meet ‘standards … Read more

Farmers force BBC to remove ‘biased’ show about meat production from iPlayer 

Farmers force BBC to remove ‘biased’ show about meat production from iPlayer Corporation admitted analysis on programme fell below impartiality standards Programme was judged to have given viewers a partial analysis on farming  National Farmers Union complained that BBC made it seem like UK beef was farmed using ‘intensive methods’ used in the US and … Read more

Judge rejects Roger Stone’s request for retrial after Trump adviser claimed juror was ‘biased’

A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial by President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone after the veteran Republican operative accused the jury forewoman of being tainted by anti-Trump political bias. US District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejected Stone’s claim that the jury forewoman was biased against … Read more