Claim 172

Broadcasters had actors read interview transcripts in place of the banned speakers' own voices, with actor Stephen Rea voicing Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams as clearly and neutrally as possible.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Broadcasters had actors read interview transcripts in place of the banned speakers' own voices, with actor Stephen Rea voicing Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams as clearly and neutrally as possible.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Actors voiced the transcripts
About: incident 1988-uk-broadcasting-ban-sinn-fein
Source: When Gerry Adams was played by an Oscar nominee, and the IRA weren't allowed talk about sausages
Publisher: TheJournal.ie
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2018-01

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as clearly and neutrally as possible