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'They cheated'

Trump vows to sue BBC for $5B over edited speech

Trump vows to sue the BBC for up to $5B over a misleading edit of his Jan. 6 speech. The BBC apologized but denied defamation.

Trump vows to sue BBC for $5B over edited speech

Rejects compensation

BBC apologizes to Trump over edited clip

BBC apologizes to President Trump for misleading Panorama edit of his January 6, 2021 speech, but rejects $1B compensation demand.

BBC apologizes to Trump over edited clip

Starmer: BBC should 'get their house in order'

British PM Keir Starmer urges BBC to correct their mistakes after Trump threatens to sue the broadcaster for $1B over a misleading speech edit.

Starmer: BBC should 'get their house in order'

Trump:

'I have an obligation to sue the BBC'

President Trump says he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC after it misrepresented his Jan. 6 speech. BBC leaders resigned amid backlash over edits that omitted his call for demonstrators to “act peacefully.”

'I have an obligation to sue the BBC'

The BBC:

The Biased Broadcasting Corporation

The key point is that though supporters of the BBC speak of “mistakes”, these cases of falsification are not random errors. There are too many of them and they take too many form, crucially, in the BBC’s shockingly biased coverage of Israel, Opinion.

The Biased Broadcasting Corporation

Rabbis call for BBC to 'clean house' after network leaders resign

Coalition for Jewish Values UK call on the BBC to address pervasive bias after BBC Director General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness were both forced to resign.

Rabbis call for BBC to 'clean house' after network leaders resign

Will Trump sue the BBC for $1 billion?

Reports from the US state that President Trump threatened to sue BBC for $1 billion after it edited a video of him making it look like he supported the Jan. 6 riots.

Will Trump sue the BBC for $1 billion?

Trump threatens legal action against BBC over edited video

The BBC stated that it has received a letter from President Trump threatening legal action over the misleading editing of a video of a speech he gave on January 6, 2021.

Trump threatens legal action against BBC over edited video

Trump:

'BBC doctoring of Jan. 6 Speech a threat to democracy'

US President Trump condemns the BBC after top execs resigned over editing his Jan. 6 speech: “Very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election.”

'BBC doctoring of Jan. 6 Speech a threat to democracy'

Israel responds:

'BBC resignations reveal longstanding anti-Israel media bias'

Israel’s Foreign Ministry says BBC resignations expose deep bias and disinformation, calling for accountability and an end to media narratives that fuel antisemitism and amplify Hamas propaganda.

'BBC resignations reveal longstanding anti-Israel media bias'

Following media uproar: BBC CEO and Director resign

Tim Davie, and the corporation’s Head of News and Current Affairs, Deborah Turness, announced their resignations on Sunday evening, following mounting criticism over the editing of a video of Donald Trump.

Following media uproar: BBC CEO and Director resign

The lie Is over

The Prescott Report proves what we’ve always known - and I’m done hiding from your myths. Opinion.

The lie Is over

Bob Vylan frontman claims:

'BBC staff called my anti-IDF chant fantastic'

Bob Vylan frontman says BBC staff praised his Glastonbury set calling for death to IDF soldiers. BBC apologized for the chant and called it “unacceptable” after.

'BBC staff called my anti-IDF chant fantastic'

The Gift of Exposure:

What happens when hate stops hiding

We can’t fight what we refuse to see. Now, at least, we can see it clearly. They told us it was about peace. They told us it was about Palestine. Now they say it out loud - and finally, the world can hear what we’ve known all along. Opinion.

What happens when hate stops hiding

Regulator: BBC committed 'serious breach' with Gaza documentary

Failure to disclose Hamas leader's ties to Gaza documentary robbed viewers of critical information, British regular Ofcom says.

Regulator: BBC committed 'serious breach' with Gaza documentary

BBC apologizes for calling October 7 Massacre an 'escalation'

BBC faces renewed criticism after internal email marks two years since the October 7 massacre with wording many say minimized Hamas atrocities and reflected bias.

BBC apologizes for calling October 7 Massacre an 'escalation'

Report

Hamas Gaza leader opposes Trump peace plan

Izz ad-Din al-Haddad believes the 21-point plan is designed to end the rule of Hamas in Gaza and therefore the fighting must continue, the BBC reports.

Hamas Gaza leader opposes Trump peace plan

Huckabee

'Disastrous consequences' from countries recognizing Palestine

US Ambassador to Israel tells BBC the unilateral recognition of Palestine caused Hamas to stop negotiating the release of the hostages and violated the Oslo Accords.

'Disastrous consequences' from countries recognizing Palestine

Huckabee mocks BBC:

'Retraction? As likely as ice cream in hell'

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee mocks the BBC after it implied Israel starved a Gazan woman who, in fact, died of leukemia. Sharing journalist Melanie Phillips’ critique, he quips the BBC would apologize “the same day a Baskin Robbins opens in hell.”

'Retraction? As likely as ice cream in hell'

Debunked:

COGAT fact-checks British media on malnutrion claims

The IDF has published a rebuttal of claims in British media that a Palestinian woman allowed to leave Gaza for medical treatment had died of malnutrition.

COGAT fact-checks British media on malnutrion claims

BBC Head of News insists Hamas political wing not a terror group

Deborah Turness told staff there is a distinction between Hamas's civilian government and military wing, drawing criticism amid ongoing fallout over Gaza documentary.

BBC Head of News insists Hamas political wing not a terror group

BBC apologizes for bias against Israel - again

BBC admitted a journalistic failure in its investigation into the lives of children in Gaza.

BBC apologizes for bias against Israel - again

Senior Hamas official:

'We lost control over 80% of Gaza'

Senior Hamas official admits that nearly all of the terrorist group's leadership has been wiped out in the war, with Gaza descending into chaos as armed clans seize control and Hamas loses its ability to govern.

'We lost control over 80% of Gaza'

After anti-IDF chant

BBC bans 'high risk' live shows

The BBC announces it will no longer stream "high risk" music acts live after punk-rap duo Bob Vylan chanted “death to the IDF” during a live broadcast from Glastonbury.

BBC bans 'high risk' live shows

Slams 'settler violence'

UK minister condemns anti-IDF chants

UK Health Secretary condemns the "death to the IDF" chants at Glastonbury as "appalling", says the BBC and Glastonbury have "questions to answer".

UK minister condemns anti-IDF chants

Deputy FM:

'Anyone else and BBC would have pulled the plug - but not Jews'

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel told GB News that the BBC had intentionally allowed musician Bob Vylan to broadcast shouts of 'Death to the IDF' at his recent Glastonbury concert.

'Anyone else and BBC would have pulled the plug - but not Jews'

BBC News and the Israel-Iran war

Those unsympathetic towards Israel throughout the conflict with Hamas terrorists, were unsure whether they could bring themselves to support Iran, fighting for their right to develop nuclear weapons in order to annihilate Israel. This would be a step too far even for the BBC. Opinion.

BBC News and the Israel-Iran war

After White House criticism

BBC defends Gaza coverage

BBC strongly defends its Gaza war reporting following criticism from Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, who cited its inaccuracies regarding an attack near a food distribution site.

BBC defends Gaza coverage

President Trump's press secretary slams 'Fake News' BBC

'Unlike some in the media, we don't take the word of Hamas with total truth... I suggest that journalists who actually care about truth do the same,' President Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.

President Trump's press secretary slams 'Fake News' BBC

'The Jackal Speaks'

BBC acquires Israeli documentary for global broadcast

Israeli-made documentary featuring prison interviews with Carlos the Jackal to be broadcast globally on BBC Storyville.

BBC acquires Israeli documentary for global broadcast

BBC cans Gaza reporter who called Jews 'devils' and 'sub-human'

BBC bans Gaza contributor Ahmed Alagha from its Arabic channel after he described Jews as "devils" and Israelis as "less than human" on social media.

BBC cans Gaza reporter who called Jews 'devils' and 'sub-human'

Olmert lashes out:

'What Israel is doing in Gaza is very close to a war crime'

Former PM Olmert blasts Israel's Gaza operation on the BBC, calling it "very close to a war crime" and a war "without purpose."

'What Israel is doing in Gaza is very close to a war crime'

Gary Lineker's BBC tenure ends after antisemitic 'rat' post

Gary Lineker to leave the BBC on Monday after 26 years, following an antisemitism controversy sparked by a shared social media post featuring a rat, coupled with his branding of Israel's response to the October 7 attacks as "beyond depraved."

Gary Lineker's BBC tenure ends after antisemitic 'rat' post

Report:

Tehran global hit squads targeting dissidents

Iranian regime accused of recruiting global crime syndicates to carry out assassinations and kidnappings in the West.

Tehran global hit squads targeting dissidents

'Unreservedly sorry'

BBC host apologizes for sharing antisemitic post with rat graphic

BBC's Gary Lineker apologizes for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism featuring a rat, an antisemitic trope, claims he "would never knowingly share anything antisemitic."

BBC host apologizes for sharing antisemitic post with rat graphic

Outrage:

BBC host shares anti-Zionist post with rat illustration

BBC host Gary Lineker deletes Instagram post featuring a rat emoji alongside an anti-Zionist video, after backlash from Jewish groups who call for his dismissal from the British broadcaster.

BBC host shares anti-Zionist post with rat illustration

UK special forces face scrutiny after shocking war crime claims

Panorama investigation uncovers eyewitness claims of extrajudicial killings, cover-ups, and institutional complicity over more than a decade

UK special forces face scrutiny after shocking war crime claims

BBC to review coverage of Gaza war after antisemitism controversy

The BBC corporation announced that it will review the way it covers the war in Gaza after it was revealed that some of the corporation's contributors expressed antisemitic views

BBC to review coverage of Gaza war after antisemitism controversy

Antisemitic posts by BBC Arabic freelancer exposed

Freelance reporter frequently featured on BBC Arabic found to have a history of violently antisemitic social media posts, raising serious concerns over BBC Arabic’s editorial standards.

Antisemitic posts by BBC Arabic freelancer exposed

For Holocaust Memorial Day:

Belsen and Auschwitz on the BBC

The images of the Warsaw Ghetto and Belsen in the two documentaries discussed below, and the stories of Ringelblum, Winer and Gradowski, are more powerful than any of the words of the film writers..

Belsen and Auschwitz on the BBC

Hadash Party to screen Hamas-supporting film

After the BBC pulled the documentary 'Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone"' when it emerged that the narrator was the son of a Hamas leader, far-left Israeli political party plans to screen the film in Haifa.

Hadash Party to screen Hamas-supporting film

Adviser reveals:

BBC Director General refused antisemitism training

UK Government’s adviser on anti-Jewish hatred says that Tim Davie, Director General of the BBC, has repeatedly declined offers for antisemitism training. "Heads should roll".

BBC Director General refused antisemitism training

BBC seeks military voices critical of Netanyahu, then apologizes

BBC apologizes to Israeli Embassy in London after making a clear request to interview Israeli military personnel who are “critical of Netanyahu”, says the request was a "serious mistake".

BBC seeks military voices critical of Netanyahu, then apologizes

BBC accused of 'puff piece propaganda' for Hamas hostage holders

Critics slam BBC Arabic report claiming Hamas 'shadow unit' in charge of holding Israeli hostages captive treated the hostages well. 'The rot of anti-Jewish hate that festers within BBC Arabic must be rooted out.'

BBC accused of 'puff piece propaganda' for Hamas hostage holders

BBC sorry for misusing Israeli city in 'settlements' report

BBC issues an apology after using footage of the Israeli city of Tiberias - located well within Israel's internationally recognized borders - while discussing "settlements" in the Golan Heights.

BBC sorry for misusing Israeli city in 'settlements' report

Melanie Phillips:

The myth of Masafer Yatta

From Hollywood to the BBC, a genocidal narrative of lies is promoted as factually true. Opinion.

The myth of Masafer Yatta

UK counter-terror police probe BBC doc on Hamas official’s son

British counter-terrorism police reviewing complaints regarding a BBC documentary on Gaza that featured the son of a Hamas official.

UK counter-terror police probe BBC doc on Hamas official’s son

UK government summons BBC over Gaza documentary controversy

British government calls for urgent meeting with the BBC following the airing of a documentary about children in Gaza narrated by the son of a Hamas leader.

UK government summons BBC over Gaza documentary controversy

Starmer 'concerned' by BBC’s flawed Gaza documentary

British Prime Minister says he is "concerned" by BBC documentary on Gaza which featured the son of a Hamas official.

Starmer 'concerned' by BBC’s flawed Gaza documentary

BBC apologizes again:

'Serious flaws' in the making of a documentary about Gaza war

The network blamed the production company that made the documentary.

'Serious flaws' in the making of a documentary about Gaza war

Sharren Haskel: It's not enough for the BBC to take down the film

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel slams BBC for film featuring son of Hamas official, notes UK taxpayers paid for it, to the tune of £400,000. 'If there have been payments to Hamas terrorists, those responsible must go.'

Sharren Haskel: It's not enough for the BBC to take down the film

British opposition leader demands:

Examine if BBC received money from Hamas

Kemi Badenoch, British opposition leader and head of the country's Conservative party, demands investigation into whether BBC paid license fee to Hamas.

Examine if BBC received money from Hamas

BBC series lead found to be son of Hamas official

One of the children featured in a BBC documentary about the Gaza conflict was revealed to be the son of a Hamas minister. The BBC apologised.

BBC series lead found to be son of Hamas official

Ex-BBC dir. warns network risks becoming 'Hamas mouthpiece'

Danny Cohen, the former director of BBC Television, slams his former network for drawing equivalence between innocent hostages and freed terrorists, downplaying suffering of hostages.

Ex-BBC dir. warns network risks becoming 'Hamas mouthpiece'

President Herzog to BBC:

'Hostages were starving and badly bruised'

President Herzog told BBC about the harsh conditions the hostages endured for 491 days of captivity.

'Hostages were starving and badly bruised'

Infuriating comparison:

BBC news presenter calls Israeli hostages 'prisoners,' apologizes

BBC news presenter Nicky Schiller referred to the three Israeli hostages released yesterday as 'prisoners,' similar to the term used for the terrorists imprisoned in Israel.

BBC news presenter calls Israeli hostages 'prisoners,' apologizes

Not certain who's alive:

Hamas hostage list reportedly includes Bibas children

BBC reports that the list of 34 hostages given by Hamas includes ten women, 11 adults aged 50-85, and the children of the Bibas family. PMO says list was given by Israel to Hamas 6 months ago, not given by Hamas to Israel.

Hamas hostage list reportedly includes Bibas children

BBC's pro-Palestinian study

BBC claims that since the onset of the war, Facebook has limited the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach their audience.

BBC's pro-Palestinian study

When Lucy met Mayar – another BBC News nightmare

Having been caught consistently working with terrorist supporters to create BBC News articles, you would have thought that BBC journalists would have learnt by now to conduct basic checks before holding hands with local journalists.

When Lucy met Mayar – another BBC News nightmare

BBC reporter implies Jews still live in Syria in large numbers

BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet sparked an outcry after she suggested that Syrian Jews want to return to Damascus following the fall of Assad, despite the fact that only a handful of Jews remain in the entire country.

BBC reporter implies Jews still live in Syria in large numbers