The Global News Podcast is delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends.
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The Global StoryOct 20, 2026
BBC World Service's official Global News Podcast pages state it is delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, and the claim matches the passage's wording as of 2026-10-20. The claim is taken faithfully from the post, and the schedule is consistently reported across the official BBC pages and aggregator listings.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Hi, this is Charlotte Gallagher from the Global News Podcast. We're bringing you the latest on the fake emergency alerts in Ukraine and Russia, and we're in the US ahead of what could be a set of hugely consequential midterm elections. Join us to hear the day's top stories from BBC News, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends. Search for the Global News Podcast wherever you get your BBC podcasts. The real life dramas of one of Italy's most prominent dynasties, the Agnelli family. Fiat was so important in Italy's economy. Italy was Fiat, and Fiat was Italy. …
The Global Story · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The official BBC World Service programme page states the podcast is 'Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.'[1]
Supports. The BBC Audio series page describes the podcast as bringing breaking news as it happens, with 290 episodes available, consistent with a regular daily schedule.[2]
Supports. Apple Podcasts and Listen Notes listings repeat the same schedule of twice daily on weekdays and daily at weekends, with a 12-hour update frequency.[3][4]
Context. The claim's wording matches the passage, which promotes the show as delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends; no fact-checker or source contradicts the schedule.
Sources
4 sources: 2 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Global News Podcast - BBC World Servicebbc.co.uk · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 2Global News Podcast - BBC Audiobbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 3Global News Podcastpodcasts.apple.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Global News Podcast - BBC World Service | Listen Noteslistennotes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
Where this claim was made
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