Bbc '100% Fake News', Says Donald Trump's Press Secretary
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The White House press secretary criticized the BBC as '100% fake news', sparking a discussion about media bias and the role of independent journalism; commenters highlighted the irony of competing news outlets criticizing the BBC while also engaging in similar practices.
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The ironic part is that only the BBC has independent commission exposing these things to daylight. But both the Guardian and the Independent do the same thing (bc it's a standard industry practice).
What they're reporting on is in the Torygraph, which definitely does have it out for the BBC. They're not exactly in love with Trump but they much prefer him to, say, Starmer.