{"id":238175,"date":"2023-01-06T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=238175"},"modified":"2023-01-06T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:00:51","slug":"lord-deben-repeats-pakistan-floods-lie-bbc-fail-to-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=238175","title":{"rendered":"Lord Deben Repeats Pakistan Floods Lie\u2013BBC Fail To Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-attachment-id=\"238182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=238182\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?fit=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"image-227\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?resize=840%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-227.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/06\/lord-deben-repeats-pakistan-floods-lie-bbc-fail-to-challenge\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t&nbsp;<strong>frankobaysio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-37.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"445\" data-attachment-id=\"238177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=238177\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-37.png?fit=1014%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1014,537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"0image-37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-37.png?fit=840%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-37.png?resize=840%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238177\" title=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-37.png?w=1014&amp;ssl=1 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-37.png?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-38.png?fit=840%2C271&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-38.png?resize=840%2C271&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238178\" title=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-38.png?w=935&amp;ssl=1 935w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-38.png?resize=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-38.png?resize=768%2C248&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-38.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m001glbs\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m001glbs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I see Lord Deben has been up to his tricks again. At about 18.30 mins into this series broadcast on Radio 4, he makes the following statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose terrible floods in Pakistan. The poor Pakistanis have not contributed at all really to climate change, but there there was a third of the nation under water\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The claims of a third of the country originated from Pakistan\u2019s Climate Minister at the time, as reported by the BBC&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-62712301\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The claims were quickly rubbished, both by NASA and the UN agency OCHA, which suggested the true figure was about 8%:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"238179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=238179\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0AA11jOYY.jpeg?fit=965%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"965,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"0AA11jOYY\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0AA11jOYY.jpeg?fit=643%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0AA11jOYY.jpeg?resize=643%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238179\" title=\"See the scale of Pakistan\u2019s flooding in maps, photos and videos - Provided by The Washington Post\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0AA11jOYY.jpeg?resize=643%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 643w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0AA11jOYY.jpeg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0AA11jOYY.jpeg?resize=768%2C1222&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0AA11jOYY.jpeg?w=965&amp;ssl=1 965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-39.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"380\" data-attachment-id=\"238180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=238180\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-39.png?fit=746%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"746,380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"0image-39\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-39.png?fit=746%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-39.png?resize=746%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238180\" title=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-39.png?w=746&amp;ssl=1 746w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0image-39.png?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/image-39.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-link is-provider-not-a-lot-of-people-know-that wp-block-embed-not-a-lot-of-people-know-that\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EWzv3fkIaL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2022\/09\/05\/pakistan-floods-is-a-third-really-submerged\/\">Pakistan Floods&ndash;Is A Third Really&nbsp;Submerged?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cPakistan Floods\u2013Is A Third Really\u00a0Submerged?\u201d \u2014 NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT\" src=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2022\/09\/05\/pakistan-floods-is-a-third-really-submerged\/embed\/#?secret=gtnOkJVfxr#?secret=EWzv3fkIaL\" data-secret=\"EWzv3fkIaL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironically the BBC itself admitted their earlier reports were false, after their radio programme More or Less investigated the matter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m001brmm\">here<\/a>. They came to similar conclusions, with an estimate of 10%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no reason therefore why Deben was not challenged in his claim that a third of the country had been under water. The fact that he is a man of authority should have made it even more important that he be challenged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not the first time that Deben has been allowed to get away with outright falsehoods on a BBC programme. In 2018, during an interview with John Humphreys, he was not challenged when he made the palpably false claim that there was a ban on onshore wind farms in England. The BBC\u2019s Executive Complaints Unit found that Deben should have been challenged to ensure listeners were not left with a materially misleading impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will be filing another complaint with the BBC!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is not the first time that Deben has been allowed to get away with outright falsehoods on a BBC programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":238182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-ZXx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":264472,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=264472","url_meta":{"origin":238175,"position":0},"title":"Deben Throws His Toys Out Of The Pram\u00a0Again","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"06\/29\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Government backing for new oil and coal, airport expansion plans and slow progress on heat pumps show that the UK has lost its leadership on climate issues, a government watchdog warns.","rel":"","context":"In \"BBC\"","block_context":{"text":"BBC","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=bbc"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-434.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-434.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-434.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-434.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-434.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":284990,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=284990","url_meta":{"origin":238175,"position":1},"title":"OFCOM Find GB News Broke Impartiality Rules\u2013But What About The\u00a0BBC?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/25\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"GB News is currently the subject of either 11 or\u00a012 further Ofcom investigations. 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