Fox News Apologizes For Misleading Viewers With Old Clip Of Joe Biden (Video)

Martha MacCallum, co-anchor of the Fox News program "The Live Desk," apologized today after Fox News "inadvertently" used a six-month-old clip of Joe Biden talking about the economy.

The misleading segment featured splices of recent interviews with Obama administration officials discussing the state of the economy. One clip showed Joe Biden saying that the "fundamentals of the economy are strong." The Huffington Post reported yesterday that the clip of Biden was taken from a much earlier stump speech, and that he was repeating a statement John McCain made on the campaign trail.

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[GoCards1978]

"When we get something wrong, we admit it." Based on that statement, FOX News should change its name to the Apology Network.

[ChicagoPat]

"Due to this change in our programming format, For the next 12 months we will be apologzing for every article of reporting we have broadcast for the last 8+ years. Stay tuned."

[G-guy]

Faux news is about as "fair and balanced" as a seesaw,
with a flea riding on one end, and an elephant on the other.

[Glowcy]

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LOL, G-guy, that is really good

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[roblabrousse]

They got caught. They had to correct their lies. It was an intentional manipulation of the news. Shouldn't people have to serve time for this or at least do community service?

[Indie2008]

-and how many people ran with this, even saying that McCain had been vindicated !

[hilltopper78]

Good Question. Go ask Mike Wallace

[Mike4Obama]

Inadvertently? Riiiiight.

[ramal]

At that rate Faux News would be apologizing 24/7 non-stop.

[den1953]

Some one please call Rupert Murdock and tell him one of his stooges got something wrong make them walk the plank ARHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[biskitdaddy]

Faux Noise misleading viewers? No way!

[walleymr]

yeah, they're sorry about that!

nudge nudge wink wink

[BarackDaVote]

not faux news, they are fair and balanced, remember......lol

[TLV]

I'm choking. FOX APOLOGIZED!

[gentlernation]

Fox news should be the sister network to Comedy Central!!!!!

[MEA]

Quote,"Fox news should be the sister network to Comedy Central!!!!!"

But Comedy Central provides way more news!

[enlighteninglad]

And way, WAY more truth.

[jerrypl]

It is the job of Fool McCallum and the other bobbleheaded news readers, they are not reporters or anchors, but READERS, to question and make sure that what they are to READ is accurate. The buck stops with the big mouths in front of the camera. But POX NEWS just doesn't care.

http://eye-on-washington.blogspot.com

[changeme09]

you can't trust fox news

[blp58]

Amazing how many "inadvertent" mistakes happen at FOX! Makes me almost think that they don't do any fact checking.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

That's rare, FOX thoughs crap against the wall and hope it sticks.