US EditionU.K.'s GB News Apologizes Over False Claim Meghan Markle's Mom Was in Prison
Carole Malone admitted she repeated online misinformation about Doria Ragland's imprisonment and issued a public apology on GB News after correcting the false report.
- On Monday, December 15, GB News and broadcaster Carole Malone apologized on air after falsely claiming that Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle's mother, had been imprisoned, with Malone apologizing directly to Ms. Ragland and her family.
- On Thursday, December 4th 2025, Carole Malone made the original allegation during Britain's Newsroom while discussing Thomas Markle's hospitalisation and later said she had relied on online misinformation.
- A complaint lodged with the channel prompted action after Doria Ragland's lawyers have not ruled out pursuing a libel action against GB News.
- After the apology, Malone said the error was genuine and accepted that Ragland raised Meghan and was never jailed, while media outlet Us Weekly sought comment.
- Amid concerns about online misinformation, Carole Malone's history of contentious remarks this year highlights ongoing issues with GB News, U.K. news network's editorial oversight since 2021 involving Harry and Meghan.
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GB News Star Makes On-Air Apology After Repeating Baseless Online Conspiracy About Meghan Markle’s Mother
GB News regular Carole Malone has made an on-air apology after falsely claiming that Meghan Markle’s mother was jailed when the Duchess of Sussex was a child. During an episode of Britain’s Newsroom on December 4, Malone claimed that Thomas Markle raised his daughter while Doria Ragland “was in jail” — a baseless conspiracy theory […]
Malone and GB News forced to apologise for libelling Markle's mum
The GB News channel and Carole Malone, one of its least pleasant presenters (in a tough field), have been forced to issue a formal apology, live, to Doria Ragland, the mother of Meghan Markle. Malone had falsely claimed that Ragland, who runs a California care-home firm, had spent time in jail. Malone had claimed that Markle had been raised by her father because her mother was in prison – and had to admit that she simply took the claim from onli…
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