Kash Patel demands MS NOW apologize after false report claiming FBI…

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA correction, and a demand for an apology.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFBI Director Kash Patel wants one from MS NOW after the network reported he had landed in Russia for meetings.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe report was false.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe network has retracted it, after the FBI showed Patel was at a law enforcement event in Lynchburg, Virginia, when the claim aired.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the director was in Virginia, and the network had him in Russia.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a long commute for a man standing in a room full of cops.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFox News first reported the demand. The Washington Times reported the retraction, which came hours earlier.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe network took the claim back, but Patel wants a formal apology on top of it.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA retraction is the quiet version. An apology is the one with the name on it.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd it matters beyond one network. A claim like this travels in minutes, and a correction rarely gets the same audience.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMinutes. The retraction is always the sequel nobody streams.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNobody has said who gave the network the claim, and the data doesn't say. Whether an apology comes is unclear.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLynchburg did get the best alibi of the week, though. Nobody lands in Russia while holding a lanyard.