The 69% government-funded CBC was slammed on Twitter for posting a misleading graphic relating to its income..It comes amid a week of controversy for the corporation, which quit Twitter in the wake of a new label clarifying its main source of funding..The CBC receives $1.24 billion from the federal government, according to the company’s 2021-22 annual report, which equates to approximately 70% of its funding..However, it's once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons after a graphic highlighting its sources of income was described as a misleading on Twitter..At first glance, it appears that “revenue” is predominantly the main source of the CBC’s funding. However, on closer inspection, a small grey-scale tilde is evident omitting the remainder of its income..So large is the level of support from Ottawa the tilde on the graph omits $1 billion, thus creating the illusion that government funding is not a major part of its income..Given the heightened interest in the CBC, it comes as no surprise that the issue soon caught the attention of Dr Jordan Peterson..“No 69% government-funded media service (such as, say, @CBC) would ever produce such a graphic (look closely at the left hand numbering). Shame on you @elonmusk for implying such a thing,” said Dr Peterson in an apparent tongue-in-cheek tweet..Afterwards, Dr Peterson posted a corrected graph, showing the true scale of federal government funding towards the CBC.. CBC graph 2
