{
  "id": 19550387,
  "title": "Judge allows Trump defamation case against BBC to proceed but tosses 1 claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/judge-allows-trump-defamation-case-against-bbc-to-proceed-but-tosses-19550387",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T17:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/11/judge-allows-trump-defamation-case-against-bbc-to-proceed-but-tosses-1-claim/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal judge in Florida has ruled that Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation case against the BBC may proceed, though the judge did not make a decision on the merits of the case. The lawsuit, filed in December, accuses the publicly funded British broadcaster of defamation and deceptive trade practices related to a documentary called \"Trump: A Second Chance?\" The BBC faced criticism for editing together quotes from Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, to make it appear as though he was directly urging violence. The broadcaster apologized for the editing, and both the head of the BBC and its top news executive resigned in response. Despite Trump's claims that the BBC defamed him, the broadcaster has denied these allegations. A previous judge in Florida had ordered Trump to appear for a deposition in the case by December 11, but the BBC argued that the delay was causing issues with the discovery process. With only two months left in the discovery period, the BBC is still awaiting the opportunity to depose Trump. Trump expressed satisfaction with the latest ruling, calling it a major victory against the BBC, which he referred to as a \"terrible abuser of the truth.\"",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation case against the BBC remains on track, for the moment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}