"We were mistaken": Rare Fox and Friends correction on false Comey memo story, no word from Trump

[Miles Archer]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/we-were-mistaken-fox-and-friends-issues-rare-correction-on-false-comey-memo-story-no-word-from-trump/

Fox and Friends co-host Steve Doocy admitted Tuesday that the report they did on former FBI Director James Comey revealing classified information in his memos was “mistaken.”

After the story aired on the Monday morning show, President Donald Trump then tweeted, “James Comey leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION to the media. That is so illegal!” However, as of Tuesday at 8:00 a.m., Trump’s tweet still existed on his page and he has not corrected the tweet.

Doocy appeared before the morning headlines to issue the network’s correction.

“Yesterday on this program we aired and tweeted this story saying former FBI director James Comey leaked memos containing top secret information,” he said. “We were mistaken in that. According to the report, half of the memos contain information classified at the secret or confidential, not top-secret. Markings of the documents in which Mr. Comey leaked are, at this point, unclear. Just wanted to straighten that out.”

The network did not apologize to Comey for alleging he did anything illegal or unethical nor did Doocy’s fellow Fox and Friends hosts comment the network’s flub.

[FM123]

1. Hey Fox, news flash - you have been mistaken for years and years on EVERYTHING!

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. No doubt, Fox legal told them they were at risk of a libel action

[dhill926]

8. yep.....

[Iliyah]

3. It's rare they even tell any truths.

fake new . . .

[CentralMass]

4. Fake news.

[gratuitous]

5. "Just wanted to straighten that out"

Okay, sure, I called you a motherless son of a whore who would backstab his own sister for a dollar and that you listen to Nickelback and eat hot dogs with ketchup. I will now acknowledge that if you're a son of a whore, you can't be motherless. Just wanted to straighten that out.

[underpants]

7. Classic

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. Well, Fox and Friends does have a well known correction policy, after all.

http://ew.com/article/2014/04/06/saturday-night-live-fox-friends-corrections-list/

[Shrike47]

9. No apology, half a correction. A-holes.