Extracts from Ofcom Complaint, by Category

Misrepresentation of People’s Views

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1. Extracts From Complete Transcript and Rebuttal 1
  1.1 Misrepresentation of Carl Wunschs Views 1
    Comment 54: Use of selective editing to misrepresent what Wunsch said about the ocean reservoir 1
    Comment 94: Use of selective editing to misrepresent what Wunsch said about modelling 2
  1.2 Failure to Inform Carl Wunsch of the Nature and Purpose of the Programme 3
    Comment 53: Failure to inform Wunsch about the nature of the programme 3
  1.3 Misrepresentation of Eigil Friis-Christensens Views 4
    Comment 60: Sunspot activity since 1540 4
  1.4 Misrepresentation of Sir David Kings Views 7
    Comment 137: Misquoting and distortion of David Kings Antarctica comment 7
  1.5 Making Serious, Unsubstantiated Allegations Regarding the IPCC Without a Right of Reply 8
  1.5.1 Allegations that the Conclusions of the IPCC are Politically Driven 8
    Comment 2: Reiters credentials, links to lobby groups 8
    Comment 17: Accusation that IPCCs conclusions are politically driven 9
    Comment 18: Stotts credentials 10
    Comment 19: Composition of IPCC 10
    Comment 20: Pretence that government scientists and IPCCs reviewers are not scientists 10
    Comment 22: Inaccurate claim about IPCC author lists 10
    Comment 23: False claim that evidence-based scientific agreement equals propaganda 10
    Comment 25: Narrators opinion regarding distortion of science expressed as fact 11
  1.5.2 Allegations Regarding the IPCCs First Assessment Report 12
    Comment 73: Claim that IPCC First Assessment predicted climatic disaster 12
    Comment 74: Implication that IPCC First Assessment disregarded the role of the sun 12

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