BBC allegedly deceptively edited Trump’s Jan. 6 speech into riot lie
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The allegedly manipulated footage, which aired last October, made Trump “‘say’ things [he] never actually said,” according to a 19-page dossier on the BBC’s alleged bias.
“As well as altering Mr. Trump’s words, the documentary also showed flag-waving men marching on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, after the president spoke, which created the impression Trump’s supporters had taken up his ‘call to arms.’ In fact, the footage was shot before Mr. Trump had even started speaking,” the Telegraph wrote.
When BBC managers were alerted about the misleading edits, they allegedly “refused to accept there had been a breach of standards.”
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Michael Prescott, a former independent external adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee, wrote the bias dossier before leaving his role in June.
“While we don’t comment on leaked documents, when the BBC receives feedback, it takes it seriously and considers it carefully,” a BBC spokesperson told Blaze News. “Michael Prescott is a former adviser to a board committee where differing views and opinions of our coverage are routinely discussed and debated.”
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