The above chart shows traffic to US news sites from July 2024 to July 2025. Most saw a decline in people visiting them including the BBC. However the BBC’s decline was modest compared to Fox News, Trump’s favourite US site.
The size of the BBC bubble indicates something that is not mentioned all that much in the UK media. Namely that its the most visited news site in the US. Reportedly only a weather site is more trusted.
Of course there are many issues with the BBC’s reporting for example on Gaza but taking a broader comparison it still stands out as a beacon of actual journalism compared to what Trump calls ‘fake news’.
Trump has been taking on US media sites that have been critical of him but the BBC represents a bigger challenge. Hence his $5bn legal case.
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