NYT asks Fox and Friends for apology for al-Baghdadi escape story

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http://thehill.com/homenews/media/343386-nyt-asks-fox-and-friends-for-apology-for-al-baghdadi-escape-story

BY OLIVIA BEAVERS at the Hill

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The New York Times asked Fox & Friends for an apology on Sunday, after the network appeared to falsely blame the newspaper for leaking intelligence information that led to a top ISIS leader's escape, according to reports.

“I am writing on behalf of The New York Times to request an on-air apology and tweet from Fox & Friends in regards to a malicious and inaccurate segment ‘NY Times leak allowed ISIS leader to slip away,’” the letter said, according to Politico media reporter Hadas Gold.

“Neither the staff at Fox & Friends, nor the writers of a related story on foxnews.com, appeared to make any attempt to confirm relevant facts, nor did they reach out to The New York Times for comment," the request related to the segment that aired on Saturday said.

The Times previously detailed the timeline of when the U.S. government made the information about the mission public to disprove a Fox News host's claim that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi escaped because “he was able to sneak away under the cover of darkness after a New York Times story.”

The newspaper said Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the raid in question on the same day it took place in mid-May 2015. The Times said Carter's public statement could have tipped off the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leader.


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