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Channel 4 dedicates night of programming to Trump untruths

September 16, 2025

To mark the second state visit to the UK of US President, Donald Trump, Channel 4 is rolling out a night of programming that puts a spotlight on his “prolific oeuvre of untruths and falsehoods”.

On September 17th from 10pm Channel 4 will broadcast Trump v The Truth, an unbroken catalogue of over 100 falsehoods, distortions and inaccuracies uttered or written by Trump since taking office in January. Running over several hours, these 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 – which the broadcaster says will serve 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 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, Channel 4 Chief Content Officer, commented: “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.”

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