The Channel 4 program The Great Global Warming Swindle was a program that claimed that, man-made global warming was a conspiracy. The show had received 265 complaints from members of the public; Ofcom said guidelines on impartiality were breached.
According to The Guardian, media watchdog had said that Channel 4 broke rules as they impartiality and misrepresented the views of the government’s former chief scientist. The controversial documentary then became the focal point of a furious debate as to what causes global warming.
Following a 15-month investigation C4 was “on balance” cleared of “materially misleading the audience so as to cause harm or offence”.
Many viewers believe that Channel 4 mislead viewers. The decision to let C4 off was immediately criticised by scientists, they have accused Ofcom of letting the broadcaster off the hook “on a technicality”.
