{"id":273651,"date":"2023-09-24T07:28:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T07:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=273651"},"modified":"2023-09-26T06:22:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T06:22:41","slug":"bbc-disinformation-correspondent-marianna-spring-accused-of-lying-on-her-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=273651","title":{"rendered":"BBC Disinformation Correspondent Marianna Spring Accused Of Lying On Her Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake Canter \u2013 Deadline Sept 8, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The BBC<\/a>\u2019s first disinformation correspondent has apparently been caught in a lie.<\/p>\n

Marianna Spring<\/a>, one of the BBC\u2019s fastest-rising stars, reportedly embellished the truth on her resume while applying for a job before she joined the broadcaster in 2018.<\/p>\n

The New European<\/em>, a British newspaper, has seen emails between Spring and Natalia Antelava, the editor-in-chief of U.S. publication Coda Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Spring was looking for work as a Moscow stringer and is reported to have said on her resume that she worked alongside BBC Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford.<\/p>\n

Her CV said: \u201cJune 2018: Reported on International News during the World Cup, specifically the perception of Russia, with BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antelava, a former BBC journalist, reportedly checked the claim with Rainsford, who revealed that she had only met Spring in social situations.<\/p>\n

Spring apologized for the \u201cawful misjudgement,\u201d according to the emails seen by New European<\/em> journalist Tim Walker.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve only bumped into Sarah whilst she\u2019s working and chatted to her at various points, but nothing more. Everything else on my CV is entirely true,\u201d Spring wrote.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cThere\u2019s absolute [sic] no excuse at all, and I\u2019m really sorry again. The only explanation at all is my desperation to report out in Moscow, and thinking that it wouldn\u2019t be a big deal, which was totally naive and stupid of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spring defended herself as a \u201cbrilliant reporter.\u201d Antelava replied: \u201cTelling me you are a brilliant reporter who exercises integrity and honesty when you have literally demonstrated the opposite was a terrible idea \u2026 I am sure if you use this as a lesson, things will work out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spring went on to forge a successful career at the BBC, where she has become an award-winning and trusted voice on the internet\u2019s dark corners and conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

As well as reporting for BBC News, she has fronted Radio 4 shows and led investigations for Panorama<\/em>, the corporation\u2019s flagship current affairs brand.<\/p>\n

In an interview last month, she told The Times of London<\/em> she had become a prime target for trolls<\/a>. A BBC system for monitoring online abuse found that 80% of it was directed at Spring in the first half of 2023. \u201cIt\u2019s really normal to really hate me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Spring is yet to respond to Deadline\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n

Marianna Spring: the BBC\u2019s misinformation merchant<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Spiked \u2013 Sept 20, 2023<\/h2>\n