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    "prose": "A federal judge in Florida allowed Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC to proceed.[^1] Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz issued a 40-page ruling that partly rejected the BBC's motion to dismiss.[^2]\n\n## What survived and what did not\n\nThe defamation claim goes forward. The judge dismissed the claim under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices law.[^3]\n\nA ruling on a motion to dismiss tests whether a claim may be heard. It does not find that the claim is true.\n\n## What the suit says\n\nTrump filed the lawsuit in December 2025.[^4] It alleges that the BBC edited his speech of 6 January 2021 to show, falsely, that he incited violence.[^5]\n\nThe BBC apologised to Trump for the misleading edit on 13 November 2025.[^6] It denies that it defamed him.[^7] The broadcaster has, in other words, conceded the edit and contested the law.\n\n## The reactions\n\nTrump called the ruling a huge victory on Truth Social.[^8] A BBC spokesperson said the broadcaster is surprised by the ruling but respects the court's authority.[^9]\n\n## What comes next\n\nThe case now turns on the plaintiff. Trump faces a deadline of 11 December to testify under oath.[^10] That is one month from the ruling.",
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