Discovery Channel controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Researchers sue Discovery Channel over Lincoln documentary
Lawsuit filed
Two researchers claim Discovery Channel disclosed an image of Abraham Lincoln in its documentary Undiscovered: The Lost Lincoln, violating their nondisclosure agreement. They are seeking to halt the broadcast; Discovery says it did not know there were competing ownership claims to the image.
Company response
Denial — Discovery Channel
Discovery claims they didn't know that there were competing claims of ownership of what's said to be the last glass image of Lincoln.
Source excerpt
The documentary titled, Undiscovered: The Lost Lincoln will include an image of the former president that researchers Dr. Jerry Spolar and Dr. Tonny Jill Williamson claim Discovery Channel disclosed, violating their nondisclosure agreement.
Discovery claims they didn't know that there were competing claims of ownership of what's said to be the last glass image of Lincoln.
The two researchers are looking to have the broadcast of the documentary halted.