Complaint
A viewer complained that a report on the hearings in the US senate into the storming of Congress described the protest as a 鈥渧iolent insurrection鈥 aimed at 鈥渙verthrowing the legitimately elected government, spurred on by Trump鈥檚 call to violence鈥 and that this was followed by an 鈥涣耻迟-辞蹿-肠辞苍迟别虫迟鈥聽 clip from President Trump promising to 鈥渇ight like hell鈥.聽 The ECU considered this聽 complaint against the requirement for due accuracy set out in the 大象传媒 Editorial Guidelines.
Outcome
The report included an extract from a speech which President Trump gave to supporters on the day of the riots in which he said "We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore". 聽The ECU noted this statement has been taken by some observers to have led members of the crowd to storm Congress and formed an important part of the Senate committee鈥檚 investigations. It was therefore a relevant detail for a report whose purpose was to outline the terms of reference and aims of the investigation, on the day when hearings were due to commence. 聽The report did not include the other remarks ascribed to it by the complainant.
Not upheld