Updated May 24th, 2022 at 19:21 IST
BBC apologises & blames trainee for ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ ticker on live TV
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has apologised after 'Manchester United are rubbish' shockingly appeared on their news ticker on Tuesday, May 24.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has apologised after its news ticker displayed 'Manchester United are rubbish' on Tuesday, May 24. The organisation explained the error by saying that a trainee was learning how to use the ticker when they mistakingly placed the text on display.
BBC explains 'Manchester United are rubbish' remark on ticker
Following the shocking mistake, a reporter from the BBC said, "Just while we are on the subject of football. A little earlier some of you may have noticed something pretty unusual on the ticker that runs at the bottom of the screen with a comment about Manchester United. I hope that Manchester United fans were not offended by it."
Amazing - the BBC explaining why the news ticker contained the text "Manchester United are rubbish". https://t.co/i9TpsXiJrT
— dan barker (@danbarker) May 24, 2022
The BBC journalist then went on to explain the mistake behind the scenes by adding, "Someone was training to learn how to use the ticker and to put text on the ticker. So they were just writing random things, not in earnest, and that comment appeared. So, apologies if you saw that and were offended, and are a fan of Manchester United. But certainly, that was a mistake and it was not meant to appear on the screen."
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Published May 24th, 2022 at 19:21 IST
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