BBC director general resigns amid Trump speech fake scandal
10 November 2025 05:08
BBC Director General Tim Davey has resigned amid the scandal over US President Donald Trump’s fake speech before the storming of the Capitol, The Times reports, "Komersant Ukrainian".
The newspaper reports that the decision to resign was made by the head of the BBC “after a tense week” at the British national television company. She was accused of showing an edited fragment of the US president’s speech and failing to cover the situation in the Gaza Strip and transgender issues.
on November 3, the Daily Telegraph drew attention to Trump’s speech on Panorama. It was edited to make viewers think that the politician was encouraging riots on Capitol Hill. The creators of the story combined footage of the beginning of Trump’s speech with what he said almost an hour later.
In this way, the leader of the United States “informed” his supporters that he planned to go with them to “fight with all his might.” In fact, the American leader said that he would join them to “peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard.” After this speech, the program showed footage of people with flags marching to the Capitol. This gave the impression that Trump’s supporters had responded to his call. However, this footage was shot before the politician’s speech.
The riots on Capitol Hill took place on January 6, 2021. They were organized by a group of Trump supporters amid his calls to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which he was defeated. As a result of the storming, the Capitol building was evacuated and closed, and the congressional session, which was supposed to count the votes and officially confirm Joe Biden’s victory, was suspended.
