Ofcom launches investigation into Sky News after Chris Kaba protests were confused for mourners for the Queen-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

Caption: Sky News calls Justice for Chris Kaba march tribute for Queen
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Ofcom has launched an investigation into Sky News after the channel incorrectly referred to Chris Kaba protests as a crowd paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

The broadcaster was met with fierce backlash on September 10 for mistaking the protest for mourners making their way to Buckingham Palace to pay their respects to the late monarch, who died on September 8, aged 96.

Kaba was shot and killed by a Metropolitan Police officer earlier this month, at just 24 years of age.

His ‘devastated’ family organised a number of demonstrations, starting at Parliament Square and heading to Scotland Yard, including one on September 10, with the likes of Stormzy showing up.

An Ofcom spokesperson said: ‘We are investigating whether this programme broke our rules requiring news to be reported with due accuracy.’

The broadcast regulator has confirmed that 598 complaints were submitted in relation to the Justice for Chris Kaba walk being incorrectly reported as people on their way to pay tribute to the late Queen.

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