GB News opinion piece, on UK Politics, 14 November 2026
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Read the original article on gbnews.com (opens in a new tab)Lee Cohen's GB News column argues that the BBC deceived its audience by splicing two passages of Donald Trump's 6 January 2021 speech, and praises Trump for suing. The factual claims it rests on, the splice, the BBC's admission and the Florida judge's refusal to dismiss, are attributed and quoted. It also states that the claims remain to be proved. Its harsh verdict on the BBC is argument, and nothing in it misleads the reader on the facts.
Opinion piece: read for false claims of fact and for fairness to the people it names, not for its opinions.
“The claims, and any damages, remain to be proved.”
The column keeps the legal stage clear. A refusal to dismiss is not a finding of defamation, and the reader is told so.
“The BBC admitted the broadcast had given “the mistaken impression that Trump made a direct call for violent action.””
The column grounds its charge in the BBC's own quoted admission rather than asserting it alone.
“Kuntz, a Trump appointee in Florida, refused to dismiss the defamation claim.”
The column names the judge, says who appointed him and states exactly what the ruling did, which lets the reader weigh it.
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