The BBC has been caught up in yet another editing scandal after the 1pm news reportedly altered reactions of the Question Time audience.
Boris Johnson drew a hysteric reaction from the audience after fielding questions on how important it is for people in positions of power to tell the truth.
The Prime Minister said trust is “absolutely vital” to the election, claims that didn’t wash with those at the event.
But when the clip aired on BBC the following day it appeared as if the PM had received a warm reaction for his comments.
Yet another editorial mistake? @BBCNews has edited out the audience laughing at Johnson when questioned on trust
The first part is the actual footage, the second is from BBC News at 1pm today
Surley now we all clearly see this propaganda for what it is?pic.twitter.com/ZiVT8iUi0T — James James (@Tingaling007) November 23, 2019
The dubious edit comes just weeks after the broadcasting corporation used an old clip of Johnson at a cenotaph instead of the video of his wreath gaffe.
The old clip was used instead of footage of the bungling Tory leader placing a poppy wreath upside down as the Queen watched.
The broadcaster said: “This morning on the programme we incorrectly used footage from a Remembrance Day service that was not filmed yesterday.
“This was a production mistake and we apologise for the error”.
The PM was accused of being disrespectful for placing a wreath upside down.
But this error wasn’t shown on the BBC this morning – with 2016 cenotaph footage being aired instead.
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moonroots64 on November 24th, 2019 at 14:52 UTC »
As an American, I have always had great respect for BBC, but now they have a pattern of directly misrepresenting material facts about the actions of the Prime Minister while presenting them as factual news to it's audience. I honestly never thought they'd do something like this, but... the truth IS the truth... I can see the facts and hear the laughs.
The BBC directly and willfully mislead their viewers about the Prime Minister's interaction with constituents.
They have lost a lot of credibility and respect from me, and is especially hurtful in an era when untainted, reliable, and FACTUAL news and information is increasingly difficult to find.
1000KGGorilla on November 24th, 2019 at 14:39 UTC »
What this does highlight is how susceptible we, the people, are to the social cues of respect vs laughter.
It is such a powerful force that the BBC (and others) attempt to control it.
Laugh tracks probably kept a few shows around for entire seasons.
whathappenedwas on November 24th, 2019 at 13:43 UTC »
Oof that's damning, good way to lose a reputation
Edit: The truth is BBC has always been a media arm of the British state, esp. re: foreign policy. That's an essential part of the network's origin story