Overview
- The BBC posted a formal retraction and removed the Panorama episode, saying it will not be rebroadcast in its current form on any BBC platforms.
- Chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House apologizing to President Trump for the edit used in the 2024 documentary.
- The BBC said a third‑party producer spliced excerpts nearly an hour apart, creating the mistaken impression of a direct call to violent action and omitting context including a call for peaceful protest.
- The broadcaster told Trump’s lawyers it strongly disagrees there is any basis for defamation or compensation, as Trump’s team threatens a $1 billion lawsuit with a Friday deadline but has not filed.
- The BBC is reviewing a Telegraph-reported 2022 Newsnight segment alleged to have used a similar edit, following the earlier resignations of Director‑General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness.