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BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit
- On Monday, President Donald Trump demanded the BBC retract a documentary, apologise and compensate him by Friday, Nov. 14, or face legal action seeking $1,000,000,000.
- The Panorama episode 'Trump: A Second Chance?' spliced passages from Mr Trump's 6 January 2021 speech, making it appear he urged supporters to march to the US Capitol and 'fight like hell,' critics said, after a memo by Michael Prescott flagged the splice and concerns.
- BBC chair Samir Shah said the corporation received more than 500 complaints since the memo publication and added, `Like all public organisations, the BBC is not perfect, and we must always be open, transparent and accountable.`
- Two senior BBC executives, Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, resigned on Sunday, while BBC chair Samir Shah is set to apologise to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid talks of a BBC charter review.
- The controversy has reignited debate over alleged institutional bias at the BBC and coincides with its upcoming charter review and Donald Trump's history of suing media.
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President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over edited documentary clip. Two top executives have resigned.
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Trump threatens $1bn lawsuit, BBC apologises for biased video editing
LONDON — United States President Donald Trump threatened the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) with a billion-dollar lawsuit Monday as the broadcaster apologised for editing a speech that gave the impression he urged "violent action" ahead of the 2021 assault on the US Capitol.
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Total News Sources401
Leaning Left61Leaning Right72Center120Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 24%
C 47%
R 29%
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