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Trump goes to war with ‘fake news’ BBC
Michael Prescott's leaked letter accuses the BBC of widespread editorial bias and censorship, sparking calls for Director-General Tim Davie's resignation amid political backlash.
- President Donald Trump attacked the BBC after a leaked dossier, with Karoline Leavitt calling it a `leftist propaganda machine` and `100 per cent fake news`.
- A leaked 8,000-word letter from Michael Prescott, former BBC standards adviser, alleged widespread bias, accusing Panorama of mangled footage and BBC Arabic of bias over Gaza coverage.
- Editors at Panorama allegedly spliced Mr Trump's speech to show `fight like hell` while omitting his call to `peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard` before the Capitol attack involving over 2,000 stormers, five deaths, and $2.7 million in damage.
- Political figures demanded a response from the BBC after Boris Johnson, former prime minister, threatened to stop paying the licence fee unless Tim Davie, BBC director-general, resigned or gave a convincing explanation, while Deborah Turness, BBC News CEO, said a full reply is expected on Monday.
- The BBC said it would not comment on leaked documents but takes feedback seriously, Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, plans to raise the revelations with Tim Davie later this month, and Michael Prescott has not publicly commented after leaving earlier this year.
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The White House criticized the British broadcaster for “biased manipulation” of the speech of the American president.
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left7Leaning Right8Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Right
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Right
53% Right
L 47%
R 53%
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