Claim
A viral video depicts a BBC reporter using profanity to describe an argument between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. The reporter allegedly utters the profanity as the BBC anchor transitions from the Trump-Vance issue to the next news item concerning UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Fact Check
Upon reviewing the original BBC broadcast available on their official YouTube channel, dated March 1, 2025 the DFRAC couldn’t find any instance where the reporter uses profanity. The transition between news segments is seamless, and no inappropriate language is detected.
Also, the BBC reporter James Waterhouse, in question, addressed the viral clip on social media, stating that the circulating video is AI-generated and does not reflect the actual broadcast. The Journalist wrote,”There’s AI-generated clip of me doing the rounds – for those who believed it – you can watch the original feed from 7:20 here”.
Conclusion
The viral video suggesting that a BBC reporter used profanity to describe an argument between Trump, Vance, and Zelensky is fake. It is an AI-generated manipulation, and the original BBC broadcast contains no such language.
