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But such claims are misleading, according to experts such as David DiCarlo, an associate professor in the University of Texas at Austin’s petroleum engineering school.

At the time of the original BBC report, Mr Anderson admitted the posts showing the face of Joyce, Andrea's mother, were misleading and apologised.

"For a programme with a wholly misleading title which started from scratch with a six-month contract, it's been quite a ride!" said Lord Bragg in a statement.

He claims the council stopped co-operating and went behind his back, and that their conduct has been "evasive, misleading and at times shocking".

“To claim Jeremy ‘refused to exit the vehicle’ — before being shot at and after — is not only misleading, it’s a cruel manipulation of the facts.