Fox News apologizes for using debunked coronavirus story

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Ted Johnson Donald Trump called into Rush Limbaugh’s radio show on Friday for what was billed as a “rally,” and it turned into a two-hour marathon of media bashing, insistence that there is a COVID-19 cure, and a reversal on where the president stands on another coronavirus relief package.As he did on previous interviews, Trump called for indictments of political rivals, and chided his attorney general, William Barr, for reports that he would not finish an investigation of the Mueller

Ted Johnson President Donald Trump will give his first on-camera interview since testing positive for the coronavirus, with a scheduled appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight that includes a medical evaluation by Dr. Marc Siegel.Trump will appear remotely from the White House, where he has been since Monday recovering from COVID-19.

Fox News hosts and anchors have long leveraged their on-air roles to write best-selling books. Now the channel wants in on the action too.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGet ready for more books from the anchors at Fox News Channel and its related businesses.Fox News Media said it struck a three-book deal with Harper Collins Publishers that will feature titles from the media unit’s various on-air personalities. Both Fox News and HarperCollins are controlled by the Murdoch family, the former as part of Fox Corporation and the latter under the family’s other business, News Corporation.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFox News Media has set a three-book deal with corporate sibling HarperCollins, establishing a publishing imprint designed for the media company’s news personalities.Pete Hegseth and Shannon Bream will kick off the initial list of authors. Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, announced the deal Wednesday, the 24th anniversary of Fox News Channel going on the air.HarperCollins’ Broadside Books will oversee the publishing arrangement.

Fox News' Chris Wallacehas tested negativefor COVID-19, six days afterhemoderated the first presidential debate betweenDonald Trumpand Joe Biden, and a four days after it was revealed the president had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The masklessFox News Sunday host was seated several feet away from Trump for the 90-minute debate.

Ted Johnson Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace, the moderator of the recent presidential debate, said that he plans to get tested for the coronavirus following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he and First Lady Melania Trump that they tested positive.On Fox News’ Outnumbered, Wallace also said that he believes that the president had coronavirus during the debate.Meanwhile, other Fox News figures who attended the debate also plan to get tested, according to a source familiar with the

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSome of Fox News Channel’s most popular anchors and hosts are expected to get coronavirus tests after attending this week’s presidential debate, according to two people familiar with the matter, the result of the disclosure that President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have gone into quarantine following exposure to the virus.Sean Hannity, Chris Wallace, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum are among the on-air personnel who intend to get tested, this person said, as

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox News paid a settlement valued as much as $4 million to an assistant to former “The Five” host Kimberly Guilfoyle – now a senior member of President Donald’s Trump’s re-election campaign – after that staffer detailed allegations of harassment in a draft complaint, according to a report in The New Yorker.The report, citing “two well-informed sources,” said Fox News paid the female assistant the money in exchange for keeping the matter from going to trial.

John Prine has slammed Donald Trump as a “fucking idiot”, after the American musician died of coronavirus earlier this year.Prine passed away in Nashville in April this year, with his passing prompting an outpouring of tributes from the likes of Elvis Costello and Roger Waters.His widow, Fiona Whelan Prine, reacted angrily after Trump boasted about his handling of the crisis during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate with Joe Biden.“Can someone get that f****** idiot off the stage.

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Also Read: Woodward on Trump's Coronavirus Handling: I'm 'Embarrassed for Him'The original story has been scrubbed from the Fox 17 website, but a cached version shows that the channel reported Thursday “coronavirus cases on lower Broadway may have been so low that the mayor’s office and the Metro Health Department decided to keep it secret.” That report cited “emails between the mayor’s senior advisor and the health department.” A Friday fact-check from the Nashville Tennessean of the Fox

Fox News Channel apologized on Monday “for any confusion” in reporting a now-debunked story about the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, supposedly concealing the number of coronavirus cases linked to bars and restaurants in that city because they were so low. The story came from a Thursday report by Nashville's Fox affiliate WZTV on “leaked emails” that the station retracted late Friday upon learning that they didn't mean what its reporter thought they did.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFox News apologized on Monday night for reporting a story about COVID-19 numbers in Tennessee that has since been proven incorrect.

Also Read: Fox News Media Hit With Layoffs, No On-Air Talent Affected“The cancellation of the Democratic National Convention as an ‘in-person’ event, and the change in status and format of the convention that affected the ability of [Fox News] to utilize the rooms … due to CoVid-19 constitutes a force majeure event,” each of the lawsuits said.Fox News is seeking $141,356.40, $129,644 and $106,032.30 from the three hotels, respectively, in refunds.Spokespersons for Hilton did not immediately

Ted Johnson Joe Biden’s town hall on CNN drew 3.3 million viewers, an uptick for the network but short of audience that watched Donald Trump’s rally on Fox News later in the evening.Biden’s town hall drew more viewers than MSNBC during the time frame of 8 PM ET to 9:15 PM ET. MSNBC had just over 2 million viewers.

Also Read: Cable News Ratings: Fox News' Afternoon Show 'The Five' Beats CNN, MSNBC PrimetimeAt that time, MSNBC saw 2.048 million total average viewers and 352,000 demo viewers.When the town hall concluded at 9:15, CNN switched over to “Cuomo Prime Time.” Fox News alternated between President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin rally during “Hannity,” with Sean Hannity cuting in periodically to offer commentary.