Trump threatens BBC with $1bn legal action over edit of speech in documentary (www.theguardian.com)
from geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 21:21
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Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC and welcomed the resignations of two of its most senior figures after a campaign against the broadcaster that reached fever pitch over criticism that its flagship documentary programme in 2024 used a misleading edit of a Trump speech.

Lawyers for the US president said that the BBC must retract the Panorama documentary by Friday or face a lawsuit for “no less” than $1bn (£760m), according to US media outlets who cited the letter. The BBC has confirmed it had received a letter and said it will respond in due course.

The resignations of the BBC director general, Tim Davie, and its News CEO, Deborah Turness, came after the rightwing Telegraph newspaper published a leaked internal report by a former BBC standards adviser alleging failings in the broadcaster’s coverage. The report criticised BBC coverage on transgender issues, Gaza and an edit of a Trump speech from January 6 during the Capitol Hill insurrection.

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kokesh@lemmy.world on 11 Nov 00:05 next collapse

trump, you senile pedo, shut up.

frongt@lemmy.zip on 11 Nov 02:56 next collapse

A billion? Why stop there? I heard Elon is getting over a trillion.

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world on 11 Nov 05:45 next collapse

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shalafi@lemmy.world on 11 Nov 21:31 collapse

Yes. We know. Because this pic is in every fucking thread.

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world on 12 Nov 00:06 collapse

Incorrect. Sometimes I post this one:

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krimson@lemmy.world on 11 Nov 06:59 next collapse

How do you sue an organisation in another country exactly?

Havatra@lemmy.zip on 11 Nov 08:57 next collapse

BBC has presence and offices in the US, which are held liable for conduct within the US. IANAL, but I imagine legally speaking, you can even hold them liable for content hosted in the US on servers there, perhaps going as far as content that is served to the US. Suing them is just the beginning of the legal process to legally do with that liability as they wish, like removing their servers/access in the US.

Doomsider@lemmy.world on 11 Nov 20:16 collapse

He is definitely not suing them over in England. That would not go well for him.

Doomsider@lemmy.world on 11 Nov 20:15 collapse

A “misleading edit” AKA what he said but in a order he doesn’t like.

Media objectively portrays Trump as bad after he calls them the enemy of the people.

I can’t even with the king of misleading. Why every news source in the world has not eviscerated him on a daily basis is beyond me.