BBC forced into embarrassing climbdown after civil servants caught working for 'fact-checking unit'

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BBC forced into embarrassing climbdown after civil servants caught working for 'fact-checking unit'

The BBC has been forced into a climbdown in its latest impartiality row after it was revealed civil servants were tasked with writing articles and fact-checking controversial issues. The corporation has offered six-month secondment opportunities for up to two statisticians from the civil service to work for BBC News' head of statistics. These graduates and civil service managers are placed inside the broadcaster, w…