February 9, 2026 🟡 Significant

Trump tells GB News climate change is 'a hoax' and London has 'sharia law' no-go areas

During a November 2025 GB News interview, Donald Trump made multiple false claims that went unchallenged by the interviewer. Trump falsely claimed that human-induced climate change was 'a hoax' and that London had police 'no-go areas' governed by 'sharia law.' These verifiably false statements were broadcast without challenge or correction. In February 2026, the UK's media regulator Ofcom declined to investigate complaints about the interview, drawing sharp criticism from media experts including Chris Banatvala, Ofcom's founding director of standards, who called the decision 'astounding' and said 'if there were ever a case that merited investigation for the broadcast of potentially misleading material and a failure to meet due impartiality requirements, this was it.'

"human-induced climate change was 'a hoax' and that London had police 'no-go areas' governed by 'sharia law'" — During a GB News interview in November 2025, Trump made these false claims without challenge from the interviewer, prompting complaints to UK media regulator Ofcom.

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Offenses:
disinformation lie
Domains:
environment media foreign-policy
Tags:
#climate-denial#gb-news#uk-media#ofcom#sharia-law-claims#disinformation#media-regulation#islamophobia

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