Gary Lineker, social media retweet, 13 January 2024

Summary of complaint

We鈥檝e received complaints about a retweet by Gary Lineker on X, sharing a post by the PACBI - BDS movement.


Our response

While this wouldn鈥檛 constitute a breach of our social media guidance to flagship presenters, Gary says he was intending to share a footballing story with his followers, and did not express an opinion on the matter. We note that he has since removed the specific retweet in question to avoid any confusion.