Broadcasting Calumny? Internal memo accuses BBC of ‘completely misleading’ viewers with ‘edited’ Donald Trump speech

The BBC is under fire after a leaked internal memo accused its flagship investigative programme Panorama of misleading viewers by editing Donald Trump’s 2021 Capitol riot speech in a way that changed its meaning. The one-hour episode, titled Trump: A Second Chance?, aired in October 2024—just a week before the US election—and allegedly spliced two separate sections of the former president’s address to make him appear to call for violence.