President Donald Trump filed suit Monday against the British Broadcasting Company, seeking more than $5 billion from the venerable news outlet over what he contends was deliberately misleading editing of a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021, as the Capitol riot was getting underway.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, complains that the BBC “maliciously” strung together two comments Trump made more than 54 minutes apart in order to convey the impression that he’d urged his supporters to engage in violence as electoral votes were set to be tabulated by Congress.
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He’s just looking for a bribe in the form of a settlement, as usual.
Probably also wants to take down a publicly funded media outlet because he can’t get them to lie for him. NPR and PBS have had their funding obliterated, and BBC is popular in America even though its based in the UK.
Christ, what an asshole
How does that even work. BBC Panarama programme, which airs in the UK, made the claims, yet he is filling a lawsuit in Miami?
I guess he’s trying to sue BBC America?
I guess it’s time for me to sue America for £1 trillion in my local court for ruining my Internet scrolling experience
Ahhh, I love the American cultural phenomenon of suing anyone and everyone for absurd amounts of money
Yes, you showed my interview by cutting up what I said, but still staying true to journalistic integrity!? Give me five billion dollars!
I don’t think people can even comprehend how much money that is, for… telling the truth?
This guy is such a dildo.
Hey now. Dildos can do some good.
This is great. Maybe it’ll set the precedent that news stations have to report fair accurate news. Then we can go after Fox
Fake news only applies to sources Dear Leader doesn’t like.
That won’t happen of course.
Fuck, he’s stupid.
I live in the Uk and I hate the BBC but they used two clips of trumps speech that incited violence to imply that he incited violence. I don’t see the problem.
The attacks were so violent that one officer committed suicide and many more were injured.
Tell it like it is: trump got people killed (including his own supporters) because he wanted to undermine democracy. Scum
TRUMP SHOULD BE ARRESTED
Does putting the intervening time appreciably change the message, the context, or the effect?
The Society of Profesional Journalists, in the US, has a code of ethics that states, “Seek truth and report it. Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.” (emphasis added)
I watched the J6 hearings. I’ve seen his rally speeches. The entire purpose of news media is to convey meaning without distorting the message, the context, or the effect.
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