Brian Ross caused quite a bit of commotion on Friday.
He sent the stock market into about a 500 point nosedive. Why you ask? Fake News.
That’s right, Ross reported that Flynn was going to testify against President Trump, saying that Trump ordered him to make contact with the Russians. An earthshattering story!
The only problem was, it wasn’t true.
What ABC would later call a “mistake”, we call a serious lack of journalistic integrity (if we’re being kind) and a flat out deliberate lie (if we’re being honest).
You see, the report of Trump’s contact with the Russians came AFTER the election was over and Trump had won. It came from the Trump Transition Team, not the campaign. A major difference!
As a Transition Team, contact with the Russians was not only ok, but expected.
Oops! “Sorry for the Fake News” – Brian Ross.
Except even ABC knows it couldn’t allow this to stand so Ross has been suspended for at least 4 weeks.
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