Donald Trump’s press secretary hits out at BBC for being ‘100% fake news’
President Donald Trump’s press secretary has branded the BBC a “left-wing propaganda machine” and “100 per cent fake news” after the broadcaster was accused of bias in some of its reporting.
Company accused of misleading viewers Panorama The episode was created by selectively editing a speech Trump gave before the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021.
MPs say there are “serious questions that need to be answered” after a memo was leaked to parliament Telegram He said the BBC had “completely misled” viewers about its choice of editing.
The program showed Trump urging his supporters to “fight like hell” before the riots, but skipped a part where he told the crowd to “peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
“This deliberately dishonest, selectively edited clip by the BBC is proof that this is completely, 100 per cent fake news and is no longer worth the time of the UK’s great public on their television screens,” Leavitt said. Telegram.
“Every time I go to the UK with President Trump and have to watch the BBC in our hotel rooms, it ruins my day listening to their blatant propaganda and lies about the US president and the things he has done to make America a better place and the world a safer place.”
It appears that the note, said to have been written by Michael Prescott, a former advisor to the BBC’s broadcasting rules and standards committee, was leaked to the newspaper by a whistleblower.
Mr Prescott, who left office earlier this year, has not commented publicly on the leak.
The quote read: “Editing the clip in this way was completely misleading. Panorama published. His failure to publicly encourage his supporters to go to Capitol Hill and fight was one of the reasons why federal charges of incitement of insurrection were not found.
The BBC said of the controversy: “While we do not comment on leaked documents, when the BBC receives feedback it takes it seriously and considers it carefully.”
More than 2,000 people stormed the Capitol during a joint session of Congress to formalize President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
Following the incident, 5 people, including a police officer, died. More than 174 police officers were said to have been injured. The attack caused significant damage estimated at $2.7 million.
Independent The BBC has been contacted for comment.
