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According to The Sun, the BBC admitted that there was no evidence for the allegations.
A documentary on the World Service, which aired in March, suggested that the donations had been "siphoned off by rebel groups to buy weapons". The claims were repeated on the BBC's news bulletins and online.
However, the Band Aid Trust and Sir Bob Geldof insisted that there was no truth in the story and following an investigation, the BBC has now agreed that it was unfair to Geldof.
The corporation will issue apologies on television, radio and online today.
Geldof said: "The misleading coverage had the potential to be extremely damaging to public faith."
Meanwhile, the BBC said in a statement: "We are looking at lessons that can be learnt."
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