Retired Navy SEAL praising Trump on Fox News was a fake

[turbinetree]

Source: 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 Garafalo said he served in the Vietnam War with the 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.

Don Shipley, a retired SEAL, told the Navy Times that he contacted Fox on Oct. 9, the day after the story ran.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/10/20/retired-navy-seal-praising-trump-on-fox-news-was-a-fake/?hpid=hp_hp-morning-mix_mm-fox%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.1cf47e9243a4

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This guy is an asshole and just as big as a the asshole as the FAKE guy sitting in the white house getting his FAKE News from a FAKE company that should have it broadcasting license removed and placed under evaluation


Where's your tweet there sexual predator from your FAKE information source

[DinahMoeHum]

1. Don Shipley is the scourge of "Navy SEAL" impostors.

If you can get over the fact that Shipley once worked for Blackwater (in Afghanistan and Pakistan) shortly after he retired from the Navy after 2003, he's probably the best info source if one wants to expose "Navy SEAL" poseurs.

http://www.extremesealexperience.com/Fake-Navy-Seal-Verification_Scourge-Of-Seal-Imposters-1

http://www.extremesealexperience.com/Fake-Navy-Seal-Verification_Scourge-Of-Seal-Imposters-2

[joeybee12]

2. Fox Fake Nazi News knew this when they ran it

Th ey just hoped they didn't get caught. Fascist propaganda machine

[n2doc]

9. Doesn't matter

Trumpers will believe the lie. That's all that matters to Faux.

[joeybee12]

10. But for some god unknown reason the other media picks up on the Fox lies

They need to be shut down

[Proud liberal 80]

3. Talk about Fake News!

[Botany]

4. Fox has been based on fake news since its beginning ...

.... the only difference is they were caught this time.

[Blue_Tires]

5. This isn't the first time Fox has been caught pulling this shit, either

[Siwsan]

6. The Navy Times ran a good article on this guy, too. Line below

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/10/19/faker-man-admits-he-lied-to-fox-news-about-navy-seal-service/

[Hugin]

7. *yawn* More Fraud on Faux and Frauds.

Another day another lump of horseshit. It's getting really old now.

[Bengus81]

8. And he thought he'd get away with it how?? BTW,there has been a criminal penality for this...

for a number of years. Watch...just a wrist slap and go on your way.

[captain queeg]

11. " the Trump supporter never served in the SEALs or in Vietnam, much less earned commendations

First paragraph says it all: "Trump Supporter", from there, Fox news was on-board. Seeing as how Trump is a 5-time draft dodging hypocritical ass who uses patriotism to manipulate the simple minded, of course the other phonies line up and Fox runs with it.

Sure seems to be lots of "ex Seals"; I was under the impression it is pretty exclusive group, never have had a lot of them.

[Bengus81]

12. So...it reads like FOX knew it was FAKE for quite some time before pulling it....

Who'd a thunk it from such as solid news network as FOX??