We've already seen the Evening Standard caught out this week, promoting a fake news story about London's Taxis. Now we see ITV London News trying to fake a story to blacken the name of London's licensed Taxi trade.
As the Taxi demo was getting underway on Thursday afternoon...a ITV London news team was busying instigating a fake news set up of London's Black Cabs.
Disabled actress Samantha Renke had been hired and asked to change from her normal method of booking a licensed Taxi through a Taxi app -which she never has any trouble with- to taking part in a fake new sting, set up to make it look as if Taxis won't stop for disabled wheelchair users.
Unfortunately for this sick news crew, we have a witness who has made a statement, showing that All the cabs that were flagged down and stopped for Samantha were hurriedly sent on their way.
Taxi driver David said :
"As I drove past her with a fare on board, I noticed her flagging. I dropped off just 20 yards past her, so I spun round to see if she wanted a cab. I was told I wasn't needed as they were filming.
"This news item is literally lies, she was hailing ghost cabs...Utter B/S and I will be complaining to the BSA watchdog about this."
In the clip shown on the news, Samantha was filmed allegedly flagging a Taxi. The vehicle in the clip carried on without stopping and she appears to raised her arm as if to show frustration at the driver. (Nice bit of acting).
If you look carefully, it's easy to spot that the Taxi light of the Vito in the footage shown is most certainly not illuminated and therefore the vehicle is not for hire.
But the voice over try's to make it look as if the driver is ignoring actress Samantha, because she's in a wheelchair.
This will now be reported to The Broadcasting Standards Commission.
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