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The BBC is funded by a television licence fee.

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that the BBC is funded by a television licence fee?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that the BBC is funded out of the television licence fee, with one textbook stating it directly and others describing the BBC as licence-fee-funded.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 8
Television licence
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Television licence. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence

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Television and Documentary
2015
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Television and Documentary. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230392878_6

Simple English Wikipedia: BBC News Arabic
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Simple English Wikipedia: BBC News Arabic. (n.d.). simple.wikipedia.org. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_News_Arabic

Is there a summary of Johnson's government plans to defund the BBC (assuming this is correct)?
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Is there a summary of Johnson's government plans to defund the BBC (assuming this is correct)?. (n.d.). politics.stackexchange.com. https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/50174

Corporate trails: Relationship building and the BBC
2001
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Corporate trails: Relationship building and the BBC. (2001). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1108/13632540210807035

Viewers and Voters: Attitudes to Television Coverage of the General Election
2007
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Viewers and Voters: Attitudes to Television Coverage of the General Election. (2007). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286306_16

The £150 million BBC licence fee loophole? – Full Fact
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The £150 million BBC licence fee loophole? – Full Fact. (n.d.). fullfact.org. https://fullfact.org/news/150-million-bbc-licence-fee-loophole/

Politics and the Mass Media in Britain
2003
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Negrine, R. (2003). Politics and the Mass Media in Britain. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=tMhkmv1Pn68C&source=gbs_api

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