News24 controversies
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2020
News24 apologizes for false vaccine story
Company response
News24 published a story claiming that Bill Gates wanted to test a vaccine in Africa. The report was false. News24 apologized to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and to its readers, and said it had removed the article.
Company response
Apology — News24
News24 published an “unreserved” apology to the “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and our readers for any harm caused by the publication of this false headline”
Remediation — News24
The article has been removed, they said.
Investigation — News24
The newspaper’s chief editor Adriaan Basson said he will request an investigation.
Source excerpt
We wrongly reported that Gates wants to test a “vaccine” in Africa. This is false.
News24 published an “unreserved” apology to the “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and our readers for any harm caused by the publication of this false headline”, admitting that nowhere in Ramaphosa’s caption, nor in the video, does Gates mention testing a vaccine in Africa. The article has been removed, they said.