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Trump is suing the BBC

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After doctored footage of Trump within a BBC documentary aired, leaders within the company have stepped down. However, the documentary has yet to be pulled. This has led Trump's attorney to contact the BBC and threaten legal action on grounds of defamatory statements.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bbc-faces-leadership-crisis-after-news-bosses-quit-127369634

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The main points of the article are backed up by several reliable news sources. The BBC has admitted that there was a severe editorial error that led to the resignations, but it denies systemic prejudice. The information is accurate and backed up by numerous trustworthy sources. Both News CEO Deborah Turness and BBC Director-General Tim Davie resigned after a Panorama broadcast misrepresented parts of Donald Trump's January 6, 2021 speech by combining quotes from various eras to imply that he was advocating for violence.

Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech - ABC News

BBC in crisis: why did Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign? | BBC | The Guardian

BBC: Trump threatened to sue over edited speech that sparked resignations by bosses - ABC News

British papers describe BBC resignations as broadcaster’s ‘biggest crisis in a decade’

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