GB News has apologised to Islamic Relief after false allegations were made against the charity in an interview earlier this year.
In February, The Camilla Tominey Show included a live interview with the political analyst Amjad Taha, who incorrectly claimed that Islamic Relief had been banned in countries overseas because an investigation showed it had sent money to some terrorist groups in the Middle East.
This went unchallenged on the show at the time and subsequently formed the basis of a news story for the website MailOnline.
But GB News said in a statement this week: “We accept the allegation that Islamic Relief has funded terrorist groups is untrue.
“Islamic Relief has stated it does not promote or support extremism of any kind and that it is a purely humanitarian organisation.
“We apologise to Islamic Relief and are happy to correct the record.”
MailOnline apologised to the charity in April for repeating the false claims.
“An article on 16 February reported a television interview which suggested it had been found that Islamic Relief Worldwide, a UK-registered charity, had sent money to terrorist groups in the Middle East,” the apology said.
“In fact, this is untrue and we apologise to the charity and its trustees for the contrary impression given.”
An Islamic Relief spokesperson said: “Islamic Relief is regularly subjected to co-ordinated disinformation from parties seeking to discredit our humanitarian record.
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