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From Media Matters:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/10/22/deliberate-misinformation-fox-host-juan-william/190827
In a blow to his own network, Fox News host Juan Williams debunked false narratives that Fox News has frequently pushed since the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
In an opinion piece for The Hill, Williams offered three "corrections" for what he describes as "deliberate misinformation" from Republicans (and their conservative media mouthpieces) about the Benghazi attack.
Misinformation #1: "U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice lied to the American people in the days after the attack" when she suggested that a viral anti-Islam video sparked violence and wide-spread protests. Fox News has repeatedly pushed this narrative to make it seem like the administration was deliberately misleading the American people.
Correction: Williams debunked this false narrative, pointing to the "simple fact" that James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, "confirmed that Rice told the truth in describing the assessment of the intelligence community at the time of her remarks." Williams went on to explain that CIA Director David Petraes briefed the House Intelligence Committee with the same intel Rice used, as did Undersecretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy in testimony before Congress earlier in October. Furthermore, as Media Matters has previously exposed, Williams noted that Rice "stressed that there was an ongoing investigation where conclusions were subject to change." Indeed, Rice appeared on all major networks and repeatedly stressed that there was an ongoing investigation into the attacks.
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Lucinda
(31,170 posts)dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)They still think of Juan as "that guy from NPR". There is nothing between the collective ears of their viewers.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)He would quit over this.
Cha
(297,349 posts)on DU dissing Susan Rice but she was understandably defended by those who weren't fooled by propaganda.
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)Rice was telling it exactly as everyone else had been briefed.
So, why the theatrics that have infused every Libya discussion, the right inferring some cover-up and Democrats failing to effectively defend against the charge?
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)this out about Faux News? Forgive me if I have no sympathy for you!
LoisB
(7,212 posts)never heard of let alone read), why doesn't he have have the guts to say this on air? He's just another tool.
skip fox
(19,359 posts)cut short most of the time or pushed into simplistic agreement on a minor, often adjacent, issue before the host "moves on."
Just to be fair to Juan.