BBC 在主持人谎称 Multiverse 赢得英国数字 ID 合同后撤下剧集;政府确认尚未选择。 BBC pulls episode after host falsely claimed Multiverse won UK digital ID contract; gov confirms no selection yet.

英国广播公司在主持人维多利亚·科伦·米切尔(Victoria Coren Mitchell)错误地声称与托尼·布莱尔的儿子有联系的“多维”被选来开发英国的数字身份识别系统后,从iPlayer删除了10月3日的《我是否为你得到新闻》一集。 The BBC removed the October 3 episode of Have I Got News for You from iPlayer after host Victoria Coren Mitchell falsely claimed Multiverse, linked to Tony Blair’s son, had been chosen to develop the UK’s digital ID system. 科学、创新和技术部确认没有选定外部承包商,该系统将由政府小组建造。 The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology confirmed no external contractor has been selected, and the system will be built by government teams. 事实审查员和英国广播公司核实了这一说法是不准确的。 Fact-checkers and the BBC verified the claim was inaccurate. 英国广播公司对此错误表示道歉, 这引发了网络上对公共广播公司散布错误消息的批评。 The episode was pulled for editing, and the BBC apologized for the error, which sparked online criticism over the spread of misinformation on a public broadcaster. 计划就身份证制度进行公众咨询。 A public consultation on the ID scheme is planned.