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U.S. president Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, demanding retraction and compensation after the broadcaster apologised for an allegedly misleading edit of his Jan. 6 speech.

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it's someone's job to find the exact right photo of Dawn French for these pieces and I think that's beautiful
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM

by Steven Fielding

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This! This is how you deal with him.
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM

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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM

by Mary Corcoran

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So the entire BBC, comprising thousands of specialist staff, are culpable because of one slimeball appointee. Right.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM

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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.

Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM

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The biggest problem of the BBC was accommodating Farage almost every other week on BBCQT especially when he had his own programme to spill out his bile. The left leaning public will never trust the BBC again.
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Guardian
BBC board member with Tory links led the charge in systemic bias claims, say insiders

Sources say Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief who was appointed to the BBC's board during Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister, amplified the criticisms in key board meetings that preceded the shock resignation of the director-general Tim Davie and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness.

BBC board member with Tory links led the charge in systemic bias claims, say insiders
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by Gerry Hassan

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After years of right-wing accusations of #BBC bias & the BBC trying to appease the right they still want more. Appeasement never works of bullies & hardline ideologues. One-third of public opinion think the BBC has a left-wing bias; one-fifth a right-wing bias.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM

by Matthew Goodwin

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The Guardian
The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth Editorial

With Donald Trump circling and Labour ministers wavering, defending the corporation's independence is now a test of national will. The chair of the BBC, Samir Shah, struck a defensive tone in his interview to explain the mess the broadcaster has found itself in. The impression was of an organisation under siege rather than one confidently self-correcting. Mr Shah will be busy. He must find a new director general after Tim Davie resigned. Gone too is the CEO of news, Deborah Turness. Both resigned after an exhausting right-wing campaign which cried bias at every turn and was energised by an absurd transatlantic attempt to paint the BBC as part of a global liberal conspiracy. A giant like the BBC will make mistakes. The failure is not owning them fast enough and moving on. The corporation remains one of Britain's few genuinely national institutions - and ministers say it is a light on the hill for people here and abroad. The BBC is the most trusted source of news in the UK, and among the top five worldwide. Yet awareness of that value has faded as the broadcaster struggled to articulate a clear civic mission. This is a strategic blunder in the face of competition from US big tech, which wants to monetise outrage rather than the truth. Viewed from that perspective the current row over the editing of Donald Trump's speech for Panorama is a sideshow. The real fight is over what impartiality means - and who gets to decide. Continue reading.

The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth Editorial
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by Will Jennings

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If Trump does sue the BBC for $1bn it may leave some of his ideological fellow travellers here in a tricky situation. Do the Conservatives and Reform join in with BBC bashing? Or will doing so be seen as unpatriotic? After all, it would be the British public who would ultimately pay for any damages.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM

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The BBC has long pursued a strategy of appeasing its enemies and alienating its friends.

The result is an endless series of capitulations to those political forces most determined to destroy it
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbc-su...
The BBC Surrenders to Trump
The capitulation of our national broadcaster to the political forces most determined to destroy it is a worrying sign of things to come
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Dagens Nyheter
Trump threatens to sue BBC after criticized clip

Donald Trump threatens legal action against the BBC after the company published a misleading video clip of Trump's speech, which he delivered before the Capitol riot. It is far from the first time the American president has clashed with a media company.

Trump threatens to sue BBC after criticized clip
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The Sidney Morning Herald
Trump slaps BBC with $1.5 billion lawsuit threat over edited video

The US president has vowed to seek financial damages unless the British broadcaster apologizes, retracts its "disparaging" statements, and compensates him for the harm caused.

Trump slaps BBC with $1.5 billion lawsuit threat over edited video
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM

by Roos Vonk

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N.a.v. BBC en Trump wordt nu met spijt geconstateerd dat Trump dit uitbuit om eindeloos te herhalen dat media niet te vertrouwen zijn.
Maar eigenlijk illustreert dit juist het zelfreinigend vermogen van de BBC. Zoveel flagrante leugens van Trump en co zijn nóóit gecorrigeerd! Dat is veel erger.
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
El Pais
Trump threatens BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit over the documentary that toppled the broadcaster's leadership

The U.S. president demands a retraction from the British corporation and compensation for damages after the controversial montage of a program broadcast eight days before the 2024 presidential elections

Trump threatens BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit over the documentary that toppled the broadcaster's leadership
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
COMMENT - BBC Crisis: When it comes to gender, Israel or Trump, the BBC ignores its ideals

The world-famous British broadcaster made glaring errors in coverage of Trump, Gaza, and transgender issues. It shows how parts of the editorial staff, in an ideologically driven bubble, were out of touch with the average consumer.

COMMENT - BBC Crisis: When it comes to gender, Israel or Trump, the BBC ignores its ideals
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NRC
The uproar over misquoting Trump hits the BBC at a delicate moment

A selectively edited quote led to the departure of two top BBC figures. But the issue is bigger than a single incident: a fierce storm is raging around the British public broadcaster.

The uproar over misquoting Trump hits the BBC at a delicate moment
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