The ABC has apologized to Australian businessman Dick Smith and amended its report after he criticized the RMIT ABC Fact Check unit for inaccuracies in a fact check on nuclear energy. Smith demanded corrections, leading to the ABC's apology and revision of the report. Various news outlets reported on the incident, highlighting the backtracking by the ABC and the businessman's response to the situation.
Disgraced Australian fact-checking operation apologises to Dick Smith The ABC reluctantly issues an apology and revises a contentious fact check regarding renewable energy. https://t.co/pUC5ntxFvo
** EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ** The ABC has backflipped. They’ve issued an apology to Dick Smith. Because they incorrectly ‘fact checked’ his claims about nuclear power. Listen to the businessmen’s reply HERE. 🎧https://t.co/gQ2AlFkDTX🎧 https://t.co/UYpoqRdLho
The ABC has issued an apology to businessman Dick Smith just hours after he wrote to managing director David Anderson demanding corrections to an RMIT ABC Fact Check report on renewable energy. Read on: https://t.co/aWyu9Ih5Fx https://t.co/KpUeWDIaJK
Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith has received an apology from the national broadcaster after RMIT ABC Fact Check made a glaring error in a fact check of a statement he made on nuclear energy. https://t.co/kj4j6xNuFj
BREAKING: After repeatedly standing by its work the ABC RMIT Fact Check unit has apologised to Dick Smith and amended its report on renewables that he said was “full of lies,” @australian. https://t.co/E1gOFzxcZN
Breaking: After initially standing by its ABC RMIT fact check report that was "full of lies" in relation to renewables, the ABC apologised to Dick Smith & amended the report. More soon via @australian.