Fox News Calls Ohio For Obama, Then Takes It Back (VIDEO)

Fox News called Ohio for Barack Obama with just 3% of precincts reporting — only to walk that projection back moments later.

"We're calling it for Obama, Ohio for Obama," Brit Hume said, showing a huge margin for Obama with those few precincts in.

Moments later, Hume joked about the erroneous call as a producer presumably corrected him in his ear.

"I apologize folks, I am told we are not calling Ohio," Hume said. "The checkmark was misplaced — maybe it was the one that was supposed to go to Wisconsin that ended up in Ohio," he said while laughing. "You know, we've got a lot of maps and stuff to fool around with tonight, so every now and then someone puts a check in the wrong place and look what happens."

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Comments

[ebanks84]

These guys are so unbelievable that you would have to be crazy to believe anything that comes out of their mouths. Such haters.

[tom s]

Faux Moose....nothing more

[Diogenis]

I can never believe FOX being repentant. Their coverage has be deplorable!

[Pacojam]

Poor Brit. I guess he can save his vicious ranting for another day.

[haleypie]

They WERE the first to call Virginia for O, which shocked the heck out of me. Neither fair nor balanced, but resolute, I suppose.

[haleypie]

Sorry, that was Pennsylvania. Too many Baracktails already.

[hotthesbianaction]

oh republicans......
watch anyone can be vp on youtube if you think stuff like this is funny

[exasperated4]

Hahahaaaaaa, that's hilarious. FOX will be the LAST to actually admit what is painfully obvious to everyone else.

[SeniorTour]

These fu@king guys. I was looking for the real deal on the headline. Oh, and then they take it back.