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BBC wants Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit thrown out – POLITICO

BBC wants Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit thrown out – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

In a lawsuit filed last month Trump demanded more than $5 billion after accusing the corporation of misleadingly editing his Jan. 6, 2021 speech, delivered ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol during the 2020 presidential election certification process. Trump’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, claims the BBC “maliciously” strung together two comments Trump made more than 54 minutes apart to convey the impression that he’d urged his supporters to engage in violence. The corporation apologized to Trump when the botched edit became public but said it did not merit a defamation case. The broadcaster said the episode of its Panorama current affairs program was not shown on the global feed of the BBC News Channel, while programs on iPlayer, the BBC’s catchup service, were only available in the U.K.  Public figures claiming defamation in the U.S. have to demonstrate “actual malice,” meaning they have to show there was an intent to spread false information or some action in reckless disregard of the truth. The BBC filing says Trump “fails to plausibly allege” this. …

BBC to file motion to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit, court documents show | UK News

BBC to file motion to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit, court documents show | UK News

Published by Daniella Wilson

The BBC will take steps to have Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a January 6 Panorama edit thrown out, court documents show. The US president filed a defamation lawsuit over the broadcaster’s editing of a speech he made in 2021, on the day his supporters stormed the Capitol building. Clips were spliced together from sections of the US president’s speech to show him saying: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol… and I’ll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell.” It aired in the near-hour-long documentary Trump: A Second Chance?, which was broadcast by the BBC the week before the US election. The US president is seeking damages of $5bn (£3.7bn) under a defamation lawsuit. He has also sued for $5bn for alleged violation of a trade practices law. Both lawsuits were filed in Florida. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share In November, US correspondent James Matthews broke down the details of the lawsuit A BBC spokesperson said in a statement: “As we have …

Shanmugam, Tan See Leng defamation suits against Bloomberg to go to trial in April

Shanmugam, Tan See Leng defamation suits against Bloomberg to go to trial in April

Published by Sam Flores

SINGAPORE: Trial dates have been set for the defamation suits that Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng filed against Bloomberg and one of its reporters, with hearings scheduled from Apr 7 to Apr 16, 2026, according to court records. The two ministers filed lawsuits on Jan 6, 2025, against Bloomberg and reporter Low De Wei over a Dec 12, 2024, article titled “Singapore Mansion Deals Are Increasingly Shrouded in Secrecy”, which focused on Good Class Bungalow (GCB) transactions in Singapore.  Mr Shanmugam and Dr Tan said the article, which mentioned both of them, was defamatory. They argued it falsely suggested they had taken advantage of a lack of transparency in property transactions to conduct their dealings in a non-transparent manner, and to hide their transactions from scrutiny, including over the possibility of money laundering. Correction orders under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) were also issued to several entities on Dec 23, 2024, including Bloomberg and other outlets that reproduced the article in whole or in part. …