'Where is BBC Verify?!' Broadcaster hit by second major Donald Trump accuracy bombshell after admitting to misleading viewers AGAIN

Despite the admission of wrongdoing, the corporation has yet to issue a public correction.

In its report, a presenter on BBC World News America said Mr Trump “appeared to suggest Liz Cheney should face a firing squad for her stance on foreign policy”.

Another incident on BBC News saw a presenter ask his guest: “He [Trump] is out there on the campaign trail saying he wants people to shoot Liz Cheney in the face. Is that the sort of thing women react well to?”

Speaking later on the Six O’Clock News, BBC North America editor Sarah Smith said Mr Trump had been “ratcheting up the violent rhetoric”.

She added: “In the latest spat, Donald Trump has been accused of being petty, vindictive and a wannabe tyrant because he suggested that one of his political opponents should face guns, have them trained on her face.”

In reality, Mr Trump accused Ms Cheney of being a “radical war hawk” over her plan to send troops to war.

Rather than calling outright for Ms Chaney to be shot, Mr Trump was making a comparison between the dangers faced by active servicemen and the relative safety of Ms Chaney's life in Washington.

He said: “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her face. OK? Let’s see how she feels about it.”

Responding to the story, Defund the BBC wrote on X: "Yet again the BBC has been forced to admit to misleading viewers by claiming that Donald Trump called for one of his leading critics to be shot in the face.

"It’s a disgrace that these blatant lies were ever broadcast. Who will be held accountable?"

Former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen added: "Can you see a pattern here as the BBC admits again that it misled the public regarding President Trump.

"This time falsely claiming he wanted a critic shot in the face. Where is BBC Verify? If you or I did this, would we be facing severe jail time?"

It follows a controversy which resulted in the BBC issuing a formal apology to the US President after admitting that a documentary aired on Panorama wrongly edited together segments of his January 6, 2021, speech, giving the “mistaken impression” that he made a direct call for violent action.

Yet despite the apology — and the BBC’s decision never to rebroadcast the flawed episode — the corporation rejected Trump’s demands for compensation, arguing there was no legal basis for a defamation claim.

Not satisfied, Mr Trump has doubled down. From aboard Air Force One, he told reporters he intends to sue the BBC for anywhere between $1billion and $5billion, saying the broadcaster “changed the words coming out of my mouth” and claiming they “cheated”.

He described the edit as “impossible to believe,” branding it not just fake but corrupt — and asserted that he has an obligation to act so such misrepresentations don’t happen again.

Two of the BBC’s top executives — its Director-General and its head of news — resigned amid mounting criticism and internal chaos.

Internally at the BBC, the editing was acknowledged as an “error of judgement”. The corporation pledged to review its editorial processes — but maintained that reforming policy does not equate to admitting legal liability.

For Mr Trump and his legal team, the apology alone is not enough. What matters now is whether the courts — likely in the United States — will accept a defamation suit based on a broadcast never aired there, and whether Trump can prove that the edit caused him real reputational or financial harm.

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