Pastor Oyakhilome Loveworld Channel Sanctioned In UK Over COVID19, 5G Conspiracy

Loveworld is the third broadcaster in the UK to be
sanctioned for airing potentially harmful claims on
coronavirus.
Ofcom, a regulatory authority for broadcasting in the
United Kingdom, has imposed a sanction on
Loveworld Limited for airing potentially harmful
claims about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Loveworld is a religious television channel owned by
Nigerian pastor, Chris Oyakhilome , who has himself
championed outrageous claims about the
coronavirus outbreak.
Ofcom announced in a statement on Monday, May
18, 2020, that a news programme and a live sermon
on the channel aired unsubstantiated claims that 5G
technology was the cause of the pandemic, and that
the outbreak was the subject of a global cover-up.
The agency said the report on 5G was particularly
sensitive because in the preceding days a number of
attacks had been committed on mobile phone masts
in the UK as a result of claims that 5G technology
had caused, or was in some way linked to, the
coronavirus.
“There is no reputable scientific evidence to
corroborate the claim that there is a link between
5G technology and the Coronavirus, which runs
contrary to both the international and UK official
position,” Ofcom said.
The media watchdog also noted that it found fault
with a sermon broadcast on the channel that cast
serious doubt on the necessity for lockdown
measures, and the motives behind official health
advice on COVID-19, including in relation to
vaccination.
Since it was first detected in China in December
2019, the coronavirus disease has infected nearly 5
million people globally, killing over 315,000.
However, Pastor Oyakhilome in a series of
broadcasts in April said the outbreak of the disease
was a sinister plot by shadowy figures to install 5G
technology, which he said was the real cause of
infection, around the world.
The 56-year-old also insinuated that the goal of
spreading panic about the coronavirus across the
world was to implement an evil scheme to vaccinate
everyone against their wishes.
Loveworld was also cited for suggesting that
hydroxychloroquine was a cure for the coronavirus
disease without acknowledging that its effectiveness
and safety as a treatment was clinically unproven,
or making clear that it has potentially serious side
effects.
“There is no ban on broadcasting controversial
views which are different from, or which challenge,
official authorities on public health information.
“However, given the unsubstantiated claims in both
these programmes were not sufficiently put into
context, they risked undermining viewers’ trust in
official health advice, with potentially serious
consequences for public health,”
Ofcom said.
Ofcom said Loveworld did not adequately protect its
viewers from the potentially harmful content in the
news programme and the sermon, and the news
reports were not duly accurate.
The agency directed the channel to broadcast its
findings while it considers whether to impose any
further sanctions.
Ofcom said Loveworld has expressed a readiness to
broadcast a summary of its decisions, but that the
channel has also pleaded against additional
sanctions, noting that it would be unnecessary.
“The Ofcom Sanctions Panel will consider the
matter further, following due process which provides
for the Licensee to make written and oral
representations to the Panel before reaching its
decision,” Ofcom said in its bulletin.
Loveworld is the third broadcaster in the UK to be
sanctioned by Ofcom for broadcasting potentially
harmful claims on coronavirus, after London Live,
and Uckfield FM were both sanctioned last month.

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