''Verified Live'', also called ''Verified Live with Matthew Amroliwala'', is a news programme that premiered on both the UK feed and international feed of

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channel on 22 May 2023 as part of a refresh following the merger of the two news channels. The programme is mainly hosted by

Matthew Amroliwala Matthew Amroliwala (born 1962) is a British television newsreader, who presents '' Global with Matthew Amroliwala'' on BBC World News each weekday at 1500 hrs GMT. He has also been an occasional relief presenter of the '' BBC News at One'' on B ...

. The programme's main aim is to provide fact-checking of news (including corresponding images and footages) and analysing its factual accuracy based on verified data and facts live on air, while still bringing verified facts and updates especially to

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. It works closely with BBC Verify, BBC News's team of 60 investigative journalists who regularly verify news reports and data.

History

Prior to the

channel mergers, ''Global'', which was also presented by

, aired for the last time on 3 March 2023 on the then BBC World News. However, BBC announced that Amroliwala would stay as a presenter for the merged channel. Between 2007 and 2010 it had originally been an edition of ''

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'' and then ''The Hub'' (2010–2012). On 17 May 2023, BBC News CEO

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announced that the corporation was unveiling a team of 60 journalists called BBC Verify. The team would be tasked to do full fact-checking by investigating video and clips, analysing data, and also conducting their own investigations. One of its intentions was to build audience trust and to prove the accuracy of BBC News's output. The team would appear across the majority of BBC News's television, radio, and

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networks. ''Verified Live'' was announced to be the first programme to work closely with BBC Verify, to begin broadcasting on 22 May 2023, with Amroliwala as the main presenter. The programme is co-presented by BBC Verify journalists, such as Lindsay McCoy,

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(analysis editor), and

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(the BBC's disinformation correspondent), during fact-checking segments from BBC Verify's Studio J.

Schedule

''All time schedules are in UK time, which is either GMT or BST depending on the month.'' ''Verified Live'' airs on weekdays and splits into six parts, airing at 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:45, 17:00, and 17:30, with each part airing for 30 minutes. All parts with the exception of the 17:30 edition on the international feed which breaks away for

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are shown on both the UK and

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feed of BBC News channel. The 16:30 edition also features a business round up following the close of European markets, but was replaced by an edition of Business Today on 07 May 2024. The programme is followed at 18:00 by ''

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'' on the UK feed and '' The Daily Global'' on the international feed.

Presentation

The programme is usually broadcast from Studio C

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in London, although it may sometimes use Studio E as a backup studio.

Presenters

Former

Former presenters

References

External links

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