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Australia’s ABC Criticised for Not Removing Disproven Trump-Russia Program

27 February 2025 5:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

The Australian Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has defended its decision to keep an investigative series on Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia online, despite later findings debunking claims.
In 2018, ABC’s Four Corners program aired a three-part series, which the broadcaster called “The Story of the Century,” on Trump and his connections with Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The program appeared to support the narrative that Trump was a puppet installed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
At one point during the program, ABC reporter Sarah Ferguson, who conducted the investigation, concluded that “the Kremlin’s puppet master now has America dancing to his discordant tune,” and “he couldn’t have planned it better.”…