BBC shamed: Corporation apologises and immediately removes Rishi Sunak article
THE BBC has apologised after it was forced to delete a video depicting Chancellor Rishi Sunak as a superhero with superpowers.
BBC portray Chancellor Rishi Sunak as Superman in report
The taxpayer-funded corporation, which insists it is politically impartial, took down a bizarre cartoon showing Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a superhero costume, claiming he is on a “mission to save the economy” during the coronavirus crisis. The cartoon posted on the BBC News Twitter account claimed the Tory finance minister had “superpowers” and “a plan to save the country’s economy”.
It said: “The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is on a mission to save the economy.
“But will his superpowers be enough to nurse us back to rude health after the crippling blow delivered by the coronavirus?”
In one clip, they showed Mr Sunak dressed in a superman-type costume, with S replaced by a pound sign, handing out cash to people.
The BBC deleted the video admitting it “struck the wrong note”, but insisted it didn’t think readers would “take the images at face value”.
The corporation posted on Twitter: “We have removed a video of the chancellor’s plans for the UK economy.
“While we don’t think that readers would take the images at face value, on reflection we think the illustrations struck the wrong note and we’ve removed the article.”
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Twitter users reacted in outrage at the “woefully irresponsible” video and called out the BBC for “propaganda”.
One said: “This is woefully irresponsible. You have a direct set of responsibilities to the public and in essence to history itself.
“Your portrayal of literally anybody will be shown in the history textbooks of the future. This is one of MANY times you've done this and it's absolutely sick.
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Another said: “More concerning is how it managed to get to the point of being published before anyone at the BBC thought it inappropriate.
“By 'struck the wrong note' you, of course, mean it would be seen as propaganda.
Another said: “The BBC is little more than a Tory party propaganda channel now. Stuffed full of Tories.”
A Twitter user posted: “State media. Right here in the UK, pushing government propaganda. You should be ashamed.”
Another tweeted: “The Tory Broadcasting Corporation. You didn't even bother to disguise it as a party political broadcast…”