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BBC Panorama Accused of Doctored Trump January 6 Speech
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A whistleblower memo from former BBC adviser Michael Prescott alleges that the broadcaster's October 2024 Panorama episode spliced clips from Donald Trump's January 6, 2021, speech to misleadingly suggest he incited the Capitol riot, omitting his calls for peaceful protest. The memo, sent to BBC board members, claims producers used pre-filmed footage to imply direct causation of the violence. British politicians including Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have called for investigations and defunding, while the BBC has agreed to review complaints without admitting fault.
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BBC has questions to answer over edited Trump speech, MPs say
The BBC has "serious questions to answer", a cross-party group of MPs has said, following reports that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump.
The Telegraph said it had seen an internal memo suggesting the programme edited two parts of Trump's speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021.
The House of Commons culture, media and sport committee said it had written to BBC chairman Samir Shah to ask what action is being taken over the concerns raised in the memo.
A BBC spokesperson said: "While we don't comment on leaked documents, when the BBC receives feedback it takes it seriously and considers it carefully."
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