Fox News Apologizes For Identifying Sanford As Democrat

On Wednesday, a Fox News chyron mistakenly identified Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford as a Democrat during his press conference announcing his extramarital affair.

At about 2:30 Thursday afternoon, Trace Gallagher, of Fox News' "Live Desk," offered this on-air apology:

"We just want to make a correction to something we put up on the screen during our coverage of the governor's press conference yesterday. We briefly identified Governor Sanford as a Democrat. He is, of course, a Republican and we apologize for getting it wrong."

Comments

[zentenai]

I commend them for apologizing, but it's not like this is the first, or second, or third time this has happened.

[blp58]

Also, we mistakenly described Fox News as "Fair and Balanced", when, of course, it's the propaganda mouthpiece of the Republican Party. We apologize again.

[Anonani]

I will believe this when the chyron shows that Barack Obama is a Republican, for a few minutes. Let us hold our breath for that to happen.

[bluejoni2525]

MISTAKE ?? I think NOT !!!

[jonjon66]

Fake News, back at it again, gotta love a channel that can do comedy & news together.

[SueInCA]

Fake News, the other news station and that is being generous. Of course they did it on purpose, I wonder how many times they will apologize after the fact. People who watch them do not want the truth anyway. They are looking for black helicoptors

[AnalyzeIT]

"mistakenly", my A$$......... and too it shows that they do not do their research before putting 'the crap', (being nice here) that they spew out on the air.

[bitterliberal]

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ITS A START........

HOW ABOUT THE REST OF FOX "NEWS" COVERAGE?

[kareemachan]

They probably look for any chance to pull a "Mark Foley" on their "news".

[DeSwiss]

Thanks for the apology, but it wasn't necessary. Anyone with any intelligence would never take your "news reports" seriously anyway.

This apology (to me anyway), just demonstrates that even at Fox News there's a gag reflex.

Good on.

[1differentdrummer]

Fox should apologize for just being Fox, shouldn't they? Of course, they've not been on our tv for years, the only time I see them is at the post office. Now that I think about it, even our post office had CNN on last time I was there. How much $$$$ could the PO save by not having tv for patrons?

[digdeeper]

Got it wrong? No, Fox news got it so right in what they were trying to portray. Who are they kidding. Deliberate propaganda from those that do it best.

[Jenjohnson]

This is the worst media company I have ever come across. talk about propaganda and misinformation...
But on second thoughts, let them wallow in their misery. They deserve every heart burn they get for as long as democrats are in power and passing laws that are eliminating their interests.

[Pleneras]

They wanted to make sure all the gullible's who do not reseach information to believe this adulter was a Democratic Governor. At least our NY governor had the common sense to pay for a hooker and not his friends wife! Republicans love to break up families.

[SoCalNick]

2:30 Thursday Afternoon a ONE TIME " Apology" ????

When the least will see it and only one time.

Great strategy for Organized spreading of lies and propaganda.

Fox has great Lawyers keeping them RIGHT on the line legally and they will never stop until their sponsors dry up.

BOYCOTT!!