To mark the second state visit to the UK of American President, Donald Trump, Channel 4 is rolling out an “unflinching night of programming that puts a spotlight on his prolific oeuvre of untruths and falsehoods.”
On 17th September from 10pm Channel 4 will broadcast the Bango Studios-produced Trump v The Truth, “an unbroken catalogue of over 100 falsehoods, distortions and inaccuracies uttered or written by the US President since taking office in January.” Running over several hours, the untrue statements will be punctuated by brief text-based fact-checks, offering viewers the truth behind the tweets, speeches and soundbites.
The theme will run across the day, with a Trump impersonator taking over from the Channel 4 continuity announcers, to deliver false information – from misleading programme synopses to exaggerated runtimes – “as a sobering reminder of what can happen when once-trusted sources of truth cannot be relied upon.”
Also in the schedule will be the second episode of The Donald Trump Show, a landmark three-part documentary from 72 Films. The series uses news footage from TV, podcasts and social media to tell the story of the last nine months of the presidency as an unfolding soap opera.
Ian Katz, Chief Content Officer says: “Donald J Trump loves making history. So, on Wednesday Channel 4 will do just that: we’ll show what we believe to be the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television. We hope it will remind viewers how disorientating and dangerous the world becomes when the most powerful man on earth shows little regard for the truth. And if President Trump cares to watch along after the state banquet, he may even clear up a few misconceptions.”
Trump v The Truth broadcast on Wednesday 17th September, from 10pm on Channel 4.
The programme is produced by Bango Studios and was commissioned by Head of Specialist Factual, Shaminder Nahal and Commissioning Editor, Vivienne Molokwu.
Jon Creamer
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