Senior journalist Shahid Masood has apologised for the disinformation that he passed on his show.
The anchor had claimed on the aid sent by Pakistan to his show, ‘Live with Dr.Shahid Masood’ on GNN that the aid Islamabad had sent to Ankara after this month’s devastating earthquake, had infact been sent by Turkey when floods hit Pakistan in 2022.
Soon after, the story went viral on social media, eventually landing on Indian news channels and websites, running propaganda against Pakistan.
Masood has now tendered an apology for stating incorrect facts on his show.
Masood said that as his show is live, he received a text from a Turkish number and said the words on-air. However, he apologised for the incorrect news he said on-air.
