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BBC refuses to pay President Trump compensation

BBC refuses to pay President Trump compensation

Update: 2025-11-14
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The UK's public broadcaster was mired in a major scandal this week, leading to the resignation of two senior executives, its head of news Deborah Turness and its director general, Tim Davie.

The debacle follows accusations of "serious and systemic" bias in news coverage.

At the centre of the controversy was misleading editing of a speech by Donald Trump ahead of the storming of US Capitol on January 6th, 2021, which aired on its flagship current affairs show, Panorama.

Donald Trump has threatened to take out a billion dollar lawsuit against the BBC, and while the broadcaster has apologised it refuses to pay compensation.

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BBC refuses to pay President Trump compensation

BBC refuses to pay President Trump compensation

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