BBC Admits It Changed Footage of Volcanic Eruption For Broadcast In “Patagonia” Documentary
The BBC is under fire for mixing two clips of eruptions of two different volcanoes and presenting them as an eruption from the same Chilean volcano, Calbuco, as part of the BBC series Patagonia: Earth’s Secret Paradise. The eruptions actually happened in 2011 (Calbuco) and 2015.
The BBC has admitted manipulating the images of the eruptions and explained how it did so in a blogpost on its site. However, it did not explain the manipulations during the original broadcast.
Some BBC staff have said they are concerned that viewers hearing of the changes to the video of the volcanic eruptions will have difficulty with the credibility of BBC documentaries going forward.