Mystery of the teleporting child OR interview footage ‘doctored’ by BBC to support Theresa May
13ThursdayDec 2018
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Here’s a curiosity picked up by Another Angry Voice – it’s an interview with a member of the public who apparently supports Theresa May, in which a child suddenly appears out of nowhere in the background.
Check it out for yourself:
And here’s the magic child in super slow-motion:
Here's that weird edit from BBC News slowed down to 30% of its original speed.If that's not trying to manipulate footage into making someone look like they're happy talking about Theresa May, I don't know what is.pic.twitter.com/iQXwK897YE— Sarah Mackie (@lumi_1984) December 13, 2018
It seems the BBC wasn’t happy with its own support of Theresa May in her time of need – the Corporation had to manufacture some by doctoring interview footage.
I should point out that doctoring interview quotes – altering them to make it seem as though the person is saying something they did not – is forbidden among reputable journalistic organisations.
To see the BBC faking support for the prime minister in this fashion is a betrayal of everyone who pays the licence fee. We want to fund genuine news – not propaganda.
At a time when other media sources are being accused – often falsely – of peddling so-called “fake news”, it is shocking to see the nation’s publicly-funded broadcaster misbehaving in such a manner.
Personally, I’d like to see it give rise to a new line of criticism against the puniest PM we’ve ever had, as in: “Do I support Mrs May? Sure – and a toddler might teleport into this street!”
Of course, it is (remotely) possible that a child – and parent – didteleport into the background of a BBC interview. But in such an event, any reporter worth their salt would be pushing that as the story rather than some old tripe about Theresa May.
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