An internal whistleblowing memo has accused the BBC of manipulating a speech by US President Donald Trump. According to The Telegraph, a 19-page internal dossier submitted by a former member of the BBC’s standards committee, Michael Prescott, claims that a Panorama episode broadcast a week before the US election “was completely misleading.” The edits allegedly made it appear as though Trump encouraged supporters to start a riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. It spliced together separate parts of Trump’s speech to create a negative impression, the memo suggests.

A BBC spokesperson told The Telegraph: “While we don’t comment on leaked documents, when the BBC receives feedback it takes it seriously and considers it carefully.” The statement added, “Michael Prescott is a former advis

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