BBC expected to apologize after using doctored footage of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech in documentary: report

New York Post

2 hours ago

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The BBC is expected to issue an apology for misleading viewers with doctored footage of former President Donald Trump's January 6th speech in a documentary. BBC Chairman Samir Shah will address the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee to express regret over the use of manipulated video in a Panorama documentary that aired last October. This apology follows a critical report by Michael Prescott, the BBC's former Editorial Guidelines and Standards advisor. Prescott detailed how the documentary, "Trump: A Second Chance?", spliced together three separate clips of Trump's speech, editing out a significant gap, to create the false impression that he was directly encouraging the storming of the Capitol. The doctored clip showed Trump saying, "We're gonna walk down to the Capitol and I'll be there with you and we fight. We fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell you're not gonna have a country anymore." Prescott's report highlights that Trump's actual remarks were different, and he did not exp... download the app to read more

licitly tell supporters to go to the Capitol and fight. The BBC also presented footage of the Proud Boys moving towards the Capitol, implying it was a direct result of Trump's speech, when in reality, the footage was taken before Trump's address. Prescott described the editing as "shocking" and "completely misleading," noting that Trump's actual words did not constitute incitement to riot, a factor in why federal charges were not pursued.

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