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politics2 years ago

"Biden's False Amtrak Story Repeatedly Debunked, Yet Rail Projects Receive $16 Billion Funding Boost"

President Joe Biden continues to repeat a false story about an Amtrak conductor named Angelo Negri, whom he claims told him he had traveled more miles on Amtrak trains than on government planes. However, fact-checkers have pointed out that Biden did not reach the million-miles-flown mark as vice president until after Negri's death, and his mother had already passed away years before. Despite being given ample time to correct himself, Biden has not addressed the inaccuracies in his story.

via CNN|
#amtrak#fact-check#false-story
media2 years ago

Fox News Recants False Story on Marine's Family Paying for Remains

Fox News has issued an apology for publishing a false news story claiming that the family of Marine Sgt Nicole Gee, who was killed in Afghanistan, had to pay $60,000 to transport her remains. The story, which cited Florida congressman Cory Mills, was later retracted after Mills appeared to walk back his claims. The Marine Corps wrote to Fox News executives to retract the story, stating that the family never had to pay. Fox News has since apologized to the Gee family, but the Marine Corps criticized the network for using the family's grief for clickbait.

via The Independent|
#apology#false-story#fox-news
media-ethics2 years ago

Fox News Issues Apology to Gold Star Family for False Story, Amid Backlash

Fox News has issued an apology to a Gold Star family after publishing a false story claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan. The apology came after it was revealed that senior members of the Marine Corps had repeatedly notified Fox News executives about the false story. The Marine Corps spokesman accused the outlet of capitalizing on the tragedy for "cheap clickbait points." Fox News initially changed the headline but later deleted the story without explanation or correction. This unethical behavior is not uncommon for Fox News, which has previously settled a defamation case with Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million. The outlet still faces a $2.7 billion lawsuit from Smartmatic.

via CNN|
#apology#false-story#fox-news
media2 years ago

Fox News Issues Apology to Gold Star Family for False Story, Amid Backlash

Fox News has issued an apology to a Gold Star family after publishing a false story claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon refused to pay. The apology came after it was revealed that senior members of the Marine Corps had repeatedly notified Fox News executives that the story was false. Initially, Fox News only changed the headline of the story but later deleted it without explanation. This behavior is consistent with the outlet's history of unethical reporting. Fox News recently settled a defamation case with Dominion Voting Systems and is currently facing a $2.7 billion lawsuit from Smartmatic.

via Yahoo Finance|
#apology#backlash#false-story