The BBC is issuing an apology and a correction after airing an interview with a man who falsely claimed to be U.S. Senator Cory Booker.
The broadcaster apologized for airing what turned out “to be a deliberate hoax” and has reached out to the real Booker with an apology.
The BBC says they “are looking into what went wrong to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” The hoax interview aired on BBC’s Newshour radio show on Feb.
26, regarding the U.S. placing sanctions on Saudi Arabia following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. RELATED: Rosario Dawson Crashes Boyfriend Cory Booker’s Interview, Talks Voting ‘For My Man And Marijuana’ Twitter users questioned the legitimacy of the interview, noting the voice and speech pattern did not match Booker’s.
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