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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 68963, member: 636"] United States President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation for one billion dollars. His legal team dispatched a letter demanding a full retraction of a Panorama program by November 14, alleging the documentary defamed him. The program in question reportedly combined two separate excerpts from a Trump speech, creating a misleading impression that he directly incited the January 6 Capitol riot. BBC Chairman Samir Shah subsequently apologized for an error in judgment, acknowledging that the editing gave a false impression of a direct call for violence. This incident led to the resignations of BBC Director General Tim Davie and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness. A spokesperson for the British prime minister confirmed that mistakes were made and that the executives had taken responsibility, while rejecting claims of institutional bias at the broadcaster. [/QUOTE]