Monday 18th November: Peter Oborne in an op-ed piece in The Guardian. "I have talked to senior BBC executives, and they tell me they personally think it’s wrong to expose lies told by a British prime minister because it undermines trust in British politics."
If you don’t want to name the people who told you this, then you should at least give us some idea of their jobs or their seniority. And tell us how many there are of them. https://t.co/ADiJNbG2Ip— John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) November 21, 2019
Today, a letter to The Guardian.Michael Crick was political editor of Newsnight and a jolly good one. This view roughly sets out the BBC position. which is perfectly defensible in normal circs, but crashes when a pathological liar like Trump or Johnson crops up. https://t.co/MPt1hMyVlF— Peter Oborne (@OborneTweets) November 21, 2019
"Peter Oborne is incorrect in suggesting that the BBC thinks it’s wrong to expose lies told by politicians. The BBC is committed to calling out lies, disinformation or untruths – no matter who tells them. That is what our journalists do on a daily basis. With Reality Check we are doing more than ever at this election. What we don’t do is label people as liars – that’s a judgment for audiences to make about an individual’s motives.
David Jordan
Director, editorial policy and standards, BBC
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