Overview
- Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee, alleges a 2024 Panorama episode spliced parts of President Trump’s Ellipse speech nearly an hour apart to imply incitement.
- The dossier says the edit omitted Trump’s call to act "peacefully and patriotically" and paired remarks with pre-speech march footage, creating a false cause-and-effect impression.
- Prescott sent his 19-page report to the BBC Board after earlier warnings were "dismissed or ignored," and he left the advisory role in June.
- The BBC said it does not comment on leaked documents and that feedback is taken seriously, noting Prescott’s former advisory status.
- Conservative politicians, Trump allies, and a White House spokesperson have called for explanations, an apology, and a probe, with no independent inquiry announced as of November 4.