The BBC has acknowledged in an internal document that it provided inaccurate coverage when reporting that Donald Trump had called for prominent critic Liz Cheney to be shot. Despite accepting the reporting was misleading, the corporation never issued a public correction to viewers.An internal memo examining allegations of bias stated: “BBC News accepted that the Liz Cheney story was not covered accurately by the BBC, and the EGSC (editorial guidelines and standards committee) concluded errors were made on this specific issue.”Ms Cheney, daughter of the late former US vice-president Dick Cheney, has been among the most outspoken Republican opponents of Mr Trump. The erroneous reports aired across multiple BBC programmes in the days preceding November 2024’s presidential election.During broadcasts on BBC World News America, one presenter claimed Mr Trump “appeared to suggest Liz Cheney should face a firing squad for her stance on foreign policy”.A separate presenter on the BBC News Channel posed the question to a guest: “He (Trump) is out there on the campaign trail saying he wants people to shoot Liz Cheney in the face… Is that the sort of thing women react well to?”That same evening, North America editor Sarah Smith told Six O’Clock News viewers that Mr Trump had been “ratcheting up the violent rhetoric”, adding: “In the latest spat, Donald Trump has been accused of being petty, vindictive and a wannabe tyrant because he suggested that one of his political opponents should face guns, have them trained on her face.”BBC humiliation as corporation admits falsely claiming Donald Trump wanted to shoot critic amid legal threats | BBC humiliation as corporation admits falsely claiming Donald Trump wanted to shoot critic amid legal threatsMr Trump’s actual remarks characterised Ms Cheney as a “radical war hawk” who advocated sending soldiers into conflict whilst remaining safely in Washington DC. He stated: “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her face. OK? Let’s see how she feels about it.”The memo was compiled by Peter Johnston, director of the editorial complaints unit, and presented to the BBC board in October this year.MORE TO FOLLOW