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BBC Panorama Accused of Misleading Edit of Trump Jan. 6 Remarks

A leaked memo from a former BBC standards adviser criticises a Panorama clip as misleading.

Overview

  • Coverage reports that the programme spliced Trump’s January 6 remarks from nearly an hour apart into what appeared to be a single quote.
  • The edit omitted his call for supporters to act “peacefully and patriotically,” changing the apparent context of his message.
  • According to the leaked memo, footage of marchers was shown as if responding to Trump’s words but was filmed before he began speaking.
  • The sequence aired in the October 2024 Panorama special “Trump: A Second Chance?” which was broadcast a week before the US election.
  • Telegraph journalist Gordon Rayner says the White House is reviewing the footage, while the BBC says it will not comment on leaked documents and takes feedback seriously.