Overview
- BBC director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness resigned on November 9 following criticism of a Panorama segment on Donald Trump's January 6 remarks.
- The Daily Telegraph reported on November 3 that an October 2024 episode edited Trump's comments in a way that could be interpreted as encouraging the storming of Congress.
- White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt publicly accused the BBC of disinformation in response to the editing allegations.
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova used the resignations to reiterate claims that the BBC fabricated coverage of Bucha, Syria, pre-Sochi Olympics fan stories, and the Skripal case.
- The disputed segment relates to the 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, when Trump supporters sought to halt certification of the 2020 election results.