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A '''hot mic''', sometimes referred to as an '''open microphone''' or (in [[aviation]]) a '''stuck mic''', is in general an apparent error in which a [[microphone]] is switched on or remains on, especially without the speaker realizing.<ref name=Cambridge>{{cite web |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hot-mic |title=hot mic |accessdate=2021-08-22 |publisher=Cambridge Dictionary |quote=a microphone that is switched on, especially without the speaker realizing }}</ref>
A special case of hot mic is the '''microphone
==Noted occurrences of microphone gaffes==
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===Television broadcasts===
*In 1999, during a [[Test cricket|cricket test match]] between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], Australian [[Scott Muller (cricketer)|Scott Muller]] misfielded a ball and a voice was heard saying, "Can't [[Bowling (cricket)|bowl]], can't throw." Teammate [[Shane Warne]] was suspected, but a cameraman confessed.<ref>
*On 22 June 2000, Australian newsreader [[Marie-Louise Theile]] was recorded as calling her husband an "arsehole" during what she thought was a commercial break on ''[[Ten News]]'' in [[Brisbane]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s144147.htm Transcript, Media Watch, 26 June 2000], ''[[Media Watch (TV program)|Media Watch]]'', [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], 26 June 2000. Retrieved 22 January 2011.</ref>
*During television coverage of the [[2000 Canadian federal election]], a [[CBC Television]] producer covering [[Stockwell Day]]'s campaign was heard on-air making a gratuitous comment about the breasts of [[Juliana Thiessen
*After a defeat for [[Chelsea F.C.]] in April 2004, former British [[association football|football]] manager and commentator [[Ron Atkinson]] said of Chelsea defender [[Marcel Desailly]]: "He is what is known in some schools as a fucking lazy thick nigger." The microphone was open to some countries in the [[Middle East]], with UK broadcasts having already finished. Atkinson was forced to resign his position at [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and left his role as a columnist at ''[[The Guardian]]'' by mutual agreement.<ref>Hughes, Graham. Buzzle.com. 27 April 2004. "{{usurped|1=[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090316040532/http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-27-2004-53440.asp Big Ron's big gaffe]}}." Accessed 30 August 2006.</ref><ref name="Mirror 18-07-06">Webster, Nick. Mirror.co.uk. 18 July 2006. "[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17400905&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=oaps--you-weren-t-meant-to-hear-that--name_page.html Oops! More gaffes you weren't meant to hear]." Accessed 20 August 2006.</ref>
*In September 2005, during a filming of ''[[Access Hollywood]]'', [[Donald Trump]] and [[Billy Bush]] had "[[Donald Trump Access Hollywood controversy|an extremely lewd conversation about women]]" where Trump said "when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything ... grab them by the pussy".<ref name=Fahrenthold>{{cite news |first=David A. |last=Fahrenthold |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-recorded-having-extremely-lewd-conversation-about-women-in-2005/2016/10/07/3b9ce776-8cb4-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html|title=Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005 |newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=8 October 2016 |date=7 October 2016}}</ref> When ''[[The Washington Post]]'' broke the story during the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], in which Trump was the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, several dozen Republicans renounced their support of Trump.<ref>Canham, Matt; Burr, Thomas (8 October 2016). [http://www.sltrib.com/news/4444721-155/after-video-huntsman-says-it-is Utah Gov. Herbert and Rep. Chaffetz pull Trump endorsements, Huntsman says Trump should drop out after explicit video leaks], ''[[Salt Lake Tribune]]''.</ref><ref>
*A series of technical problems on 9 March 2006 forced [[ESPN2]] to switch from its ''[[SportsCenter]]'' broadcast to that of ''[[ESPNews]]''. Caught unprepared by the move, ''ESPNews'' broadcaster [[Danyelle Sargent]] struggled for words, forcing fellow anchor Robert Flores to finish her sentence. After the broadcast cut to taped footage, Sargent was heard exclaiming "What the fuck was that?"<ref>Flanagan, Jeffrey. ''[[The Kansas City Star]].'' 21 March 2006. "[http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/14146473.htm Former Metro Sports anchor has slip of tongue on ESPN]." Accessed 30 August 2006.</ref>
*On 8 August 2006, [[Network Ten]] sports commentator [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] said "the terrorist has got another wicket" when Proteas fielder [[Hashim Amla]] (the first player from a Muslim background to play [[test cricket]] for South Africa) caught [[Kumar Sangakkara]] during a match between South Africa and Sri Lanka. Jones claimed he thought the microphone was off and made prompt formal apologies, but was dismissed from his post.<ref>[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News Australia]]. 8 August 2006. "[http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200608/s1708902.htm Dean Jones sacked over 'terrorist' slur]." Accessed 30 August 2006.</ref>
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*In August 2007, Australian journalist [[Kerry O'Brien (journalist)|Kerry O'Brien]], presenter of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s ''[[The 7.30 Report]]'', was recorded criticising his production staff for a mishap with the [[teleprompter]] while a story was running.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUZW5vULIrA Kerry O'Brien loses it on Aussie TV], ''The 7.30 Report'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation via [[YouTube]], 13 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2011.</ref>
*On 12 May 2008, as a live news [[Cold open|teaser]] was played, [[Sue Simmons]] was reportedly heard angrily exclaiming to a co-worker (later revealed to be [[Chuck Scarborough]]), "What the fuck are you doing?"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986340?refCatId=14|title=WNBC shuffles news anchors|first=Sam|last=Thielman|date=2008-05-22|access-date=2012-10-06|publisher=Variety}}</ref> She later apologized on-air for her inappropriate language.<ref name=NYDAILY>{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sue-simmons-tells-joy-behar-cried-final-days-didn-article-1.1168256?barcprox=true | location=New York|work=Daily News | title=Sue Simmons tells 'Joy Behar: Say Anything!' she cried in the final days: 'I didn't think it was going to end, but it did' | date=26 September 2012 | first=Don | last=Kaplan | access-date=22 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/05/sue_simmons_wants_to_know_what.html|title=Sue Simmons Wants to Know What the F**k You Are Doing|date=2008-05-13|access-date=2012-10-06|publisher=New York Magazine}}</ref> Simmons has said she was attempting to get the attention of Scarborough, who was preoccupied with his computer, but did not realize her microphone was still on.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFDqZqDCxD4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522172645/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFDqZqDCxD4 |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead|title=Sue Simmons explains why she dropped the f-bomb|date=2012-10-17|access-date=2012-10-18|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
*On 14 August 2008, actor [[Ernest Borgnine]] was interviewed on [[Fox News]] when he was asked about the secret to his longevity. Laughingly Borgnine responded "I don't dare tell you," but then leaned over to whisper into the ear of his interviewer, but the whisper was caught by the microphone; "I masturbate a lot."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=152013 |title=Anchors Floored After Mic Picks Up Ernest Borgnine's Shock Secret to Long Life |date=14 August 2008 |work=Breitbart.tv |access-date=11 February 2012 |archive-date=14 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814052310/http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=152013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*On 2 March 2009, footage of Dutch news anchor [[Eva Jinek]] asking whether to loosen another button on her shirt (which might reveal too much of her [[Cleavage (breasts)|cleavage]]) right before a broadcast, while muttering and shouting mild curses in both English and Dutch, was accidentally leaked to and spread on the Internet. She exclaims "Yeah, boobies!" at one point, continuing with, "Mother of God. Yeah, if you have it, flaunt it!" and citing her mother who might tell her: "I can see your breasts!" She responded the next day, saying she was not annoyed nor embarrassed by the leaked video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25U-Mec2zH4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/25U-Mec2zH4 |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Eva Jinek NOS Journaal Boobies, knoopjes, moeder en meer. Reactie in De Wereld Draait Door|work=YouTube|date=3 March 2009 |language=nl}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*Veteran [[Sky Sports]] presenters [[Richard Keys]] and [[Andy Gray (footballer born 1955)|Andy Gray]] made remarks that a female referee would not understand the complex [[Offside (association football)|offside]] football rule. This controversy led to Gray being fired and Keys resigning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sky Sports presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys attacked after microphone picks up sexist remarks |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23916636-sky-sports-presenters-andy-gray-and-richard-keys-attacked-after-microphone-picks-up-sexist-remarks.do
*During a National Football League (NFL) game on 18 December 2011, [[St. Louis Rams]] offensive lineman [[Harvey Dahl]] was assessed a penalty for holding, prompting him to exclaim, "I know you didn't call me for holding! That's not fucking holding!"<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/harvey-dahl-apologizes-after-a-penalty-for-swearing | title=Harvey Dahl apologizes after a penalty for swearing | date=19 December 2011 |access-date=17 February
*During an NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts in 2012, during a play that produced a penalty flag, referee Tony Corrente was heard over the loudspeakers of Lucas Oil Stadium saying to a fellow official "that was goddammit!", leading to play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan making a public apology on-air, saying "he didn't know his microphone was on."
*After the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s 2014 New Year's Eve telecast of the Sydney fireworks had finished, host [[Julia Zemiro]] was caught saying "Oh, thank God".<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC host makes awkward open microphone gaffe|url=https://www.9news.com.au/entertainment/abc-host-makes-awkward-open-microphone-gaffe/f2bece07-80fa-4fed-83b1-83d7166ef3de|work=[[Nine News]]|date=January 2015 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>
*During a telecast of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], [[CBC Sports|CBC]] commentator [[Byron MacDonald]] was caught making an off-hand remark to a colleague discussing the result of the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|women's 4 × 200 m freestyle swimming relay]], stating that a Chinese swimmer "went out like stink, [and] died like a pig." MacDonald and the CBC apologized for the incident.<ref name=apology>{{cite web|title=CBC apologizes after Olympic commentator says Chinese swimmer 'went out like stink, died like a pig' |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/rio-2016/cbc-apologizes-after-olympic-commentator-says-chinese-swimmer-went-out-like-stink-died-like-a-pig|work=[[National Post]]|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref>
*In 2020 during a game between the [[2020 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] and [[2020 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]], American broadcaster [[Thom Brennaman]] was caught on air calling an unidentified city (which was later revealed to be about [[San Francisco]]) "one of the [[Faggot
*On 12 January
*On 19 October
===Political===
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*At the height of the [[Cold War]] in 1984, U.S.
*On 16 February 1988, [[NBC Nightly News]] anchor [[Tom Brokaw]] was finishing up an interview with incumbent [[Vice-President of the United States|vice-president]] [[George H.W. Bush]] following Bush's victory in the [[1988 Republican Party presidential primaries|New Hampshire primary]] that day before interviewing Kansas senator and Senate Minority Leader [[Bob Dole]]. Bush closed the interview by wishing Dole and his fellow Republicans good luck in the upcoming [[Super Tuesday]] contests. Brokaw then turned to Dole - who following his win in the Iowa caucus the previous week had been slammed by the Bush campaign as being willing to raise taxes - for a response only for Dole to blurt out, "Yeah, stop lying about my record". Dole's campaign never fully recovered; as he would only win a handful of contests in his native Midwestern region before dropping out after the Illinois primary, while Bush would go on to win the Republican nomination and ultimately the general election.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/bush-dole-political-rivalry-ages-then-final-salute-n944521|title=Bush and Dole: A political rivalry for the ages. And then that final salute. |last=Kornacki |first=Steve|date=5 December 2018|publisher=NBC News}}</ref>
*On 16 February 1993, U.S.
*In 1993, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[John Major]], after an interview with [[ITN]] political editor [[Michael Brunson]], forgot about the recording equipment. He said it was pointless expelling Eurosceptic [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]] members as "we don't want another three more of the bastards out there."<ref name="Mirror 18-07-06" /><ref name="BBC 29-01-01">BBC News. 29 January 2001. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1138908.stm "Curse of the open mic"]</ref>
*Following the [[1994 State of the Union Address]], Ohio
*In 1997, [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Jean Chretien]] was overheard at a [[NATO]] summit in Madrid while talking with his counterparts from Belgium and Luxembourg saying that U.S. politicians would all be in jail if they worked in Canada or elsewhere, as they all sold their votes.<ref>{{cite web|title='Is that switched on?' Top 10 on-mic gaffes|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/europe/top-10-microphone-gaffes/index.html|work=[[CNN]]|date=9 November 2011 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>
* Just before a campaign speech during his [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000|2000 presidential campaign]], George W. Bush described ''[[New York Times]]'' reporter [[Adam Clymer]] as a "major league asshole" to his running mate [[Dick Cheney]], whose response ("big time") was also audible. The media reaction was intense, with news stations repeatedly broadcasting it and the ''[[New York Post]]'' running two pages about the incident.<ref name="BBC 29-01-01" /><ref>6 September 2000. "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/913312.stm US networks relish Bush's gaffe]". Accessed 30 August 2006.</ref> Bush said of the incident: "I regret that a private comment I made to the vice-presidential candidate made it onto the public airwaves. I regret everybody heard what I said."<ref>[[Urban Legends Reference Pages]]. 27 April 2004. "[http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/bushcuss.asp Major League Remark]". Accessed 31 August 2006.</ref><ref>[[Guardian Unlimited]]. 5 September 2000. "[https://www.theguardian.com/US_election_race/Story/0,,364678,00.html Bush makes major league gaffe]". Accessed 31 August 2006.</ref>
*During a televised debate between U.S. presidential candidates George W. Bush and [[Al Gore]] during the 2000 presidential campaign, Gore's sighs (in response to some of Bush's statements) were heard through Gore's live microphone. In regard to the incident, Gore was quoted as saying "Both the governor and I have learned lessons about when the microphone is on, and when it's off."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://graphics.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/Gore_campaign_tactics_show_divisive_leadership_Bush_asserts+.shtml|title=Gore campaign tactics show divisive leadership, Bush asserts |last=Johnson |first=Glen|date=10 November 2000|publisher=Boston.com}}</ref>
*On 11 March 2004, following a satellite address to the [[AFL–CIO]], U.S. presidential candidate [[John Kerry]] turned to one of the
*In 2005, French
*In February 2006, then-Premier of the [[Australia|Australian]] state of [[New South Wales]] [[Morris Iemma]], referring to the recently-appointed CEO of [[Cross City Tunnel]] said at a [[Council of Australian Governments|Council of Australian Governments (COAG)]] meeting during a break with Victorian Premier Steve Bracks "Today? This fuckwit who's the new CEO of the Cross City Tunnel has ... been saying what controversy? There is no controversy,".<ref> {{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/iemma-apologises-over-f-wit-comment-20060211-gdmy4v.html |url-access=registration |date=11 February 2006 |title=Iemma apologises over f***wit comment |access-date=15 September 2023 |author=<!--not stated--> |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |work=Australian Associated Press}}</ref>
*On 1 July 2006, a technician did not turn off the audio feed during a closed-door lunch between [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] and [[Foreign Minister of Russia|Russian Foreign Minister]] [[Sergei Lavrov]] amongst others. Journalists, on listening to the 20-minute broadcast, referred to the conversation as "bickering" about the [[Iraq]]i aid programme.<ref>Blomfield, Adrian. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. 1 July 2006. "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/01/wruss01.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/07/01/ixnews.html Condi and Sergei air differences over an open microphone]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". Accessed 30 August 2006.</ref>
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*On 17 July 2006, a private conversation, afterwards known as "[[Yo, Blair]]", between U.S.
*On 19 October 2006, during an official meeting with Israeli
*Before a Fox News interview on 6 July 2008, a live microphone picked up [[Jesse Jackson]] whispering to a fellow guest: "See, [[Barack Obama|Barack]]'s been, ah, talking down to black people on this faith-based. ... I want to cut his nuts out. ... Barack, he's talking down to black people" in an apparent response to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's recent speeches on values.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldenberg|first=Suzanne|title=US election 2008: 'I want to cut his nuts out' - Jackson gaffe turns focus on Obama's move to the right|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/11/barackobama.uselections2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=9 April 2012|date=10 July 2008}}</ref>
*In March 2010, [[Joe Biden]] described the [[Affordable Care Act]] as "a big fucking deal" to President Obama, which was picked up by the microphones.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/mar/23/joe-biden-obama-big-fucking-deal-overheard |title=Joe Biden: 'This is a big fucking deal' |date=23 March 2010 |work=The Guardian|access-date=2 September 2020 |first=Richard |last=Adams}}</ref>
*On 28 April 2010, British
*In June 2010, US Republican Senate nominee from [[California]] [[Carly Fiorina]] criticised the hair of her Democratic opponent, [[Barbara Boxer]] when she did not realise her microphone was on during an interview for [[CNN]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XtPMq9xxOY Carly Fiorina Open Mic Gaffe], ''[[The Early Show]]'', [[CBS]], 10 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.</ref> There was popular question as to whether this was staged as an attempt to undermine respect for Boxer, or whether it was an honest mistake.
*On 8 November 2011, a private conversation between French
*On 26 March 2012, at the tail end of his 90-minute meeting with the outgoing Russian
*On 11 September 2015, Australian immigration minister [[Peter Dutton]] shared a joke with Prime Minister [[Tony Abbott]], referring to a late meeting as running to "[[Cape York Peninsula|Cape York]] time", and when Abbott replied that "We had a bit of that up in [[Port Moresby]].", Dutton responded with "Time doesn't mean anything when you're about to have water lapping at your door."—a reference to [[sea level rise]] in the Pacific islands. Social services minister [[Scott Morrison]] then drew their attention to the boom microphone above their heads.<ref name=dutton>{{cite news|last1=Knott|first1=Matthew|title=Peter Dutton apologises for microphone gaffe|url=https://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/peter-dutton-apologises-for-microphone-gaffe-20150912-gjlaew.html|access-date=15 September 2015|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
*On 25 July 2017, following a [[United States Senate Committee on Appropriations|United States Senate Appropriations subcommittee]] meeting, Maine
*On 4 December 2019, at a reception at [[Buckingham Palace]] after a [[NATO]] leaders summit in [[Watford]], Britain, Canadian
* On 22 April 2020, [[Vaughan Gething]], then the [[Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Wales)|Minister for Health and Social Services]] in the [[Welsh Government]], was caught swearing about fellow Labour Member of the [[Senedd]] [[Jenny Rathbone]] during a [[Virtual House of Commons#Use in other legislatures|virtual session]] of the over [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]]. After Rathbone had asked the Minister a few questions about the Welsh Government's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he failed to mute his microphone as he told an unknown person, "What the fuck is the matter with her?".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-52385006 |title=Coronavirus: Welsh health minister caught swearing about Labour AM |date=22 April 2020 |work=BBC News |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=22 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422184543/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-52385006 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Waterson |first1=Jim |last2=Hern |first2=Alex |date=2020-04-22 |title=Welsh minister's mic mistake broadcasts sweary rant to assembly |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/22/welsh-ministers-mic-mistake-broadcasts-sweary-rant-to-assembly |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |archive-date=17 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317204313/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/22/welsh-ministers-mic-mistake-broadcasts-sweary-rant-to-assembly |url-status=live }}</ref> Some undisclosed Labour MSs contacted by BBC Wales said they were also "very angry" over Gething's actions.<ref name=":0" />
*On 2 June 2020, while asking Bronx [[Borough president|Borough President]] [[Ruben Diaz Jr.]] if he could speak at a news conference, New York Representative [[Eliot Engel]] was caught telling Diaz that "if I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care" about speaking at the event. The comments were criticized by Engel's primary opponent, [[Jamaal Bowman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/eliot-engel-hot-mic-primary-comment/index.html |title=Rep. Eliot Engel caught on hot mic: 'If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care' |last=Foran |first=Clare |date=3 June
*On 21 August 2020, at a virtual [[United States Senate|Senate]] hearing about the [[2020 United States Postal Service crisis]], Senator [[Tom Carper]], apparently speaking to an aide, said "fuck, fuck, fuck," while his microphone was unmuted.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2020-08-21|title=Democratic senator swears on-air at Postal Service hearing: 'F---, f---, f---'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/513080-democratic-senator-swears-on-air-at-postal-service-hearing-f-f-f|access-date=2020-08-21|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref>
*On 14 September 2021, during a session in the [[Parliament of Singapore]] where [[free trade agreement]]s and [[India–Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement|CECA]] were being debated, the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] of [[Singapore]], [[Vivian Balakrishnan]] was caught referring to [[Non-constituency Member of Parliament]] [[Leong Mun Wai]] as "illiterate" in a private conversation with his colleagues. Balakrishnan also questioned how Leong was able to enter [[Raffles Institution]]. Balakrishnan subsequently apologised to Leong in private for the remarks.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kurohi|first=Rei|date=2021-09-15|title=Vivian Balakrishnan apologises to PSP's Leong Mun Wai for remarks in Parliament|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/vivian-balakrishnan-apologises-to-psps-leong-mun-wai-for-remarks-in-parliament|access-date=2021-09-15|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref>
* On 16 September 2021, during a session in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Brazilian lower house of Congress]], federal deputy Igor Timo called the
* On 24 January 2022, Fox News White House Correspondent [[Peter Doocy]] asked U.S. president [[Joe Biden]] if "inflation is a political liability in the midterms". Biden, not realizing his microphone was still on, sarcastically responded "It's a great asset — more inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch." Biden subsequently apologized.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wulfsohn|first=Joseph|date=2022-01-24|title=Biden calls Fox News' Peter Doocy a 'stupid son of a b----' after question about inflation|url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-fox-news-peter-doocy-stupid-son-of-a|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Maegan Vazquez|title=Biden caught on hot mic calling Fox reporter 'a stupid son of a bitch'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/biden-calls-reporter/index.html|access-date=2022-01-25|website=CNN|date=24 January 2022 }}</ref>
* On 9 August 2022, following a [[hustings]] event being held during the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|UK Conservative Party leadership election]], candidate [[Liz Truss]] and host [[Tom Newton Dunn]] were both picked up on their microphones, with Truss apologising for attacking the media during the event, and Newton Dunn replying with "it's cheap, and you know it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/truss-turns-on-the-media|title=Truss turns on the media|publisher=[[The Spectator]]|author=Steerpike|date=10 August 2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-caught-hot-mic-27701207|title=Liz Truss caught on hot mic apologising for attacking media during Tory hustings|last1=Lynch|first1=David|last2=Adu|first2=Aletha|publisher=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=9 August 2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>
* In September 2022, [[president of South Korea]] [[Yoon Suk-yeol]] was caught on a hot mic allegedly calling members of the [[US Congress]] "idiots" during a conversation about US
* In December 2022, [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] [[Jacinda Ardern]] was caught on a live microphone calling [[ACT New Zealand]] leader [[
* On 11 July 2023, a video of the [[Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore]] [[Tan Chuan-Jin]],
* On 4 September 2023, following an interview with [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] about the closure of school buildings due to [[2023 United Kingdom reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete crisis|concerns over the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete]], British [[Secretary of State for Education]] [[Gillian Keegan]] was caught on a live mic remarking "does anyone ever say you've done a fucking good job because everyone else has sat on their fucking arse and done nothing?" before adding "Any sign of that, no?". A Downing Street source criticised the comments as "completely wrong" and Keegan later apologised for the "off-the-cuff" remarks, stating that they were caused by her irritation at the reporter and were not directed at anyone in particular.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66709282|title=Gillian Keegan apologises for swearing over school concrete crisis|website=BBC News|date=4 September 2023|access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gillian Keegan caught on hot mic asking why she's not thanked for 'f-----g good job' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIXmtsDRcic |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |language=en |format=video |date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
===Other===
* [[Britney Spears]], about to go out in front of her largest ever concert audience in [[Rio de Janeiro]] in 2001, allegedly complained about the organization of her entourage, saying, "Don't tell me that they're just letting the audience just fucking stand out there like that. Oh my God! This is retarded." Her record company denied that it was Spears' voice that was broadcast to the 170,000 in attendance at the [[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]].<ref name="Mirror 18-07-06"/><ref name="BBC 29-01-01"/>
* In March 2005, British King [[Charles III]] (then the Prince of Wales) was heard saying, "Bloody people. I can't stand that man [referring to [[BBC News]] royal correspondent [[Nicholas Witchell]]]. He's so awful, he really is." He was heard to say this while posing for photographers with his sons in [[Klosters]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name="Mirror 18-07-06" /><ref>''[[The Times|Times Online]].'' 31 March 2005. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080113031530/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,19769-1548722,00.html Charles attacks 'bloody press' in microphone gaffe]." Accessed 30 August 2006.</ref>
* On 4 November 2010, radio host [[Don Imus]] was caught on a hot mic mocking an advertisement for the charity [[Kars4Kids]] during a commercial break, calling them a "moron" and telling them to "go to hell". Imus apologized the next day for the gaffe.<ref name="noisey-kars4kids">{{cite web|title=1-877-KARS-4-KIDS: Behind the Most Hated (and Best) Jingle of All Time|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/kars-4-kids-the-most-hated-and-best-jingle-of-all-time|website=Noisey|date=11 November 2015 |publisher=Vice|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="thr-imuskars">{{cite web | title = MORNING ROUNDUP: Don Imus Apologizes for Telling Kids' Charity Singer to 'Go to Hell'|url=http://www.hollywoodr.eporter.com/news/morning-roundup-don-imus-apologizes-36193|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Public relations]]▼
*[[Media strategy]]▼
*[[Media relations]]
▲*[[Media strategy]]
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