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BBC fesses up on Panorama Wi-Fi nonsense

Remember that travesty of a Panorama report on the evilitude of Wi-Fi? The one with that anti-Wi-Fi guy who just happened to be selling loads of "shielding" paint/mesh/whatever?
Written by David Meyer, Contributor on

Remember that travesty of a Panorama report on the evilitude of Wi-Fi? The one with that anti-Wi-Fi guy who just happened to be selling loads of "shielding" paint/mesh/whatever? Well, the BBC's editorial complaints unit has finally ruled that, yes, it was all a bit dodgy.

Yes, Wi-Fi: A Warning Signal "exaggerated the evidence for concern about the potential health hazards of wireless technology". Yes, it "was unbalanced", and yes, it "gave a misleading impression of the state of scientific opinion on the issue".

Naughty naughty! And almost as egregious as those Wi-Fi-autism claims...

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