Donald Trump and his fans on both sides of the Atlantic claimed victory on Sunday following the news about Tim Davie quitting as BBC director general, but the truth about his bombshell resignation is somewhat more nuanced.

A BBC Panorama film’s misleading edit of Trump’s January 6 speech was an error for which the UK broadcaster will apologize , but it was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Davie, rather than being the sole lethal factor in his departure.

Despite volcanic fury on social media in recent days, there has been little serious external pressure on Davie to resign. BBC insiders, many of whom are rarely shy of criticizing management, were not talking about Davie being in trouble. What’s more, nobody was expecting BBC News CEO Deborah Turness to also fall on her

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