BBC director and news chief resign over false reporting about Trump

Tim Davie, head of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), said mistakes had been made and he was ultimately responsible. Meanwhile, Deborah Turness, chief executive of BBC News, also resigned over the incident.

Mr Trump welcomed the resignations of the two men, criticising them as "very dishonest people" after the BBC's Panorama programme edited two parts of a speech he delivered to make it appear he was encouraging the Capitol Hill riot in January 2021.

The BBC has reported falsely about Mr. Trump. Photo: GFCN

Earlier, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized BBC News for publishing false information related to President Trump. “It is 100% fake news and it is not worthy for the British people to continue watching on television,” Ms. Leavitt said.

In the allegedly misleading news report, the BBC aired footage of Mr Trump calling on his supporters to “fight like hell” and march with him to the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – the day of the riots – but his call to “speak out peacefully and patriotically” was cut out.

Ms Leavitt said the video was “deliberately edited and dishonest”, and criticised the BBC as “a left-wing propaganda machine that the British people are paying to feed”.

In a social media post on Sunday, Mr. Trump accused the two executives of trying to influence the US presidential election.

The BBC has a wide reach across the UK and around the world, providing news, entertainment and sport . The corporation is under scrutiny from some national newspapers and social media critics who object to its funding model and reporting stance.

In recent years, the paper has been accused by critics on both sides of the political aisle of failing to maintain its commitment to objective reporting.

The BBC has been plagued by a number of scandals in recent years, including the suspension of Gary Lineker, then the highest-paid sports presenter, for criticising the British government's immigration policy.

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