‘It’s just outright lying’: Top two officials at BBC quit after deceptively editing Trump
The top two officials at the BBC, or British Broadcasting Corporation, both quit the state-funded, left-leaning media giant Sunday amid fierce pressure for deceptively editing Donald Trump’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021, twisting his words to make it look like he was inciting a riot.
BBC boss Tim Davie, a 20-year veteran at the network who has been in charge for the last five years, resigned after “reflecting on the very intense personal and professional demands of managing this role over many years in these febrile times.”
“Like all public organizations, the BBC is not perfect, and we must always be open, transparent and accountable,” Davie added. “While not being the only reason, the current debate around BBC News has understandably contributed to my decision.”
Also leaving her post is Deborah Turness, the CEO of BBC News.
“The ongoing controversy around the Panorama on President Trump has reached a stage where it is causing damage to the BBC – an institution that I love,” Turness said.
“Bye bye BBC – they turned Trump into a Monster”
Those ‘Conspiracy Theorists’ have been telling you repeatedly that BBC is Fake News – now it’s Official.
The BBC are worse than you can possibly imagine and Conspiracy Theorists remain undefeated batting 153 – 0 right now. pic.twitter.com/QhWGcysag1
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) November 9, 2025
“The buck stops with me,” she added. “While mistakes have been made, I want to be absolutely clear recent allegations that BBC News is institutionally biased are wrong.”
As WorldNetDaily reported last week, the BBC manipulated Trump’ remarks “to make it appear as though he encouraged his supporters to break into the Capitol,” according to the Daily Mail.
Britain’s Telegraph newspaper had revealed details of a leaked BBC memo suggesting its documentary show “Panorama” edited two parts of Trump’s speech together so he appeared to explicitly promote the mayhem that ensued just prior to Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration as president.
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is accused of editing a Trump speech to make him seem to back the Capitol riot.
A whistleblower memo says Panorama “completely misled” viewers by cutting key lines
Watch @gordonrayner’s full breakdown pic.twitter.com/A6nngI44Ll
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 3, 2025
“Bye-bye, BBC,” one British analyst said on the air the wake of the resignations. “This is basically being Dr. Frankenstein to turn a man into a monster. It’s just outright lying.”
INSANE: BBC Panorama *edited footage* of Trump’s speech to make it look like he encouraged the Capitol Hill riot.
The Trump hating leftists at the BBC broadcast the programme a week before the US election.
Scrap the licence fee. pic.twitter.com/b40Njc9mIp
— Lee Harris (@addicted2newz) November 3, 2025
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