@FoxNews caught pushing a fake news story to boost Trump featuring a #FAKE "Vietnam veteran"

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Fox caught pushing a fake news story to boost Trump featuring a phony "Vietnam veteran"

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Fox caught pushing fake story to boost Trump with a phony “Vietnam veteran”

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By Oliver Willis | October 20, 2017

Fox News ran a ridiculous fake story to make Trump look good. It ended up making Fox look very bad.
This really IS fake news.
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Fox News aired a story purportedly about a decorated Vietnam veteran supporting Donald Trump who had made artwork praising him.

The problem is, the “Vietnam veteran” was a complete phony.

Days after Fox News aired its fake news segment, Trump gushed about the channel in an interview with Fox host Brian Kilmeade. Trump complained that several mainstream media outlets have an “agenda,” are regularly “inaccurate” in their reporting, and are “a bunch of fakers.”

But he singled out Fox News for praise. “Fox is good. Fox — we love you, Fox,” he gushed.

Why wouldn’t he? Fox’s mission for the last 21 years is to promote right-wing propaganda. The network promotes the right, attacks the left, unapologetically deceives its audience — all while maintaining a culture of pervasive racism and sexism.

Fox is directly responsible for some of the dumbest and most damaging ideas and conspiracies Trump — who was once a regular contributor to the network — pushes from the Oval Office.

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Retired ‘Navy SEAL’ praising Trump on Fox News was a fake



https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/10/20/retired-navy-seal-praising-trump-on-fox-news-was-a-fake/?utm_term=.72c1b9a9a598

By Travis M. Andrews October 20
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Fox News issues correction after retired ‘Navy SEAL’ turned out to be fake
John Garofalo appeared on Fox News claiming to be a retired Navy SEAL who served in the Vietnam War. The network published a correction Oct. 19 that said “all of Garofalo’s claims turned out to be untrue.” (Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post)

Fox News ran a story on Oct. 8 about a decorated Vietnam War Navy SEAL and glass artist who created an enormous presidential glass seal he hoped to give to President Trump. On Thursday, 11 days later, the network retracted the story after being told the Trump supporter never served in the SEALs or in Vietnam, much less earned commendations for his service.

In the segment, John Garofalo, 72, a resident of New York state, said he served in the Vietnam War with a U.S. Navy SEAL team. Fox News reported that he also received two Purple Hearts and about two dozen other medals for his service.

The man’s claimed record turned out to be a fabrication. It was first discovered by former Navy SEALs. Both these SEALs and family members of Garofalo contacted Fox News about the story, according to the Navy Times.