"Catch up quick: Two top BBC leaders resigned Sunday after sections of Trump's 2021 speech to supporters made more than 50 minutes apart were spliced together in the "Panorama" documentary, "Trump: A Second Chance?" In a correction note posted Thursday, the BBC acknowledged "our edit unintentionally created the impression that we were showing a single continuous section of the speech, rather than excerpts from different points in the speech, and that this gave the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action.""
"A lawyer for Trump had sent a letter to the British broadcaster threatening a $1 billion defamation suit unless the BBC issued a retraction, an apology and compensation. What they're saying: A spokesperson said BBC chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House to apologize for the edit. "While the BBC sincerely regrets the manner in which the video clip was edited, we strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim," the spokesperson said."
Two senior BBC leaders resigned after a Panorama documentary spliced together sections of Trump's 2021 speech that occurred more than 50 minutes apart. The edit created the impression of a single continuous call for violence, prompting a correction and apology from the broadcaster. A lawyer for Trump threatened a $1 billion defamation suit demanding retraction, apology and compensation, and BBC chair Samir Shah sent a personal apology letter to the White House. Internal criticism alleged systemic bias and prior misleading edits; the BBC says it is reviewing the matter and disputes the legal basis for defamation.
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