CNN Forced to Correct Report From 'Anonymous Sources' After Comey Proves It Wrong
 

LOL the leaker put the urt on Fake News

CNN Forced to Correct Report From 'Anonymous Sources' After Comey Proves It
Wrong



Tt's already clear the mainstream media was one of Thursday's biggest
losers. Former FBI director James Comey ripped the New York Times and other
news outlets for using anonymous sources and classified material they didn't
understand to report on Trump's ties to Russian officials.

But in the wake of Comey's testimony, CNN added to its own embarrassment.
Thursday night, the network was forced to issue a correction after it
reported-for two days straight-that once under oath, Comey would dispute the
President's claims that Comey had assured him he was not under FBI
investigation.

The story, titled "Comey Expected to Refute Trump," was (of course) based
on the word of "several anonymous sources." Four reporters-Gloria Borger,
Eric Lichtblau, Jake Tapper and Brian Rokus-were listed on the byline.

"Trump has made a blanket claim that Comey told him multiple times that he
was not under investigation," the now-corrected story claimed, according to
the Washington Post. "But one source said Comey is expected to explain to
senators that those were much more nuanced conversations from which Trump
concluded that he was not under investigation."

All evening Tuesday and all day Wednesday, CNN ran with the story, blaring
its Comey prediction boldly on their on-screen banners. Several CNN panels
discussed the story. One of the story's authors, Borger, was adamant that
her sources were on the money.

"Comey is going to dispute the president on this point if he's asked about
it by senators, and we have to assume that he will be," Borger told one
panel. "He will say he never assured Donald Trump that he was not under
investigation, that that would have been improper for him to do so."

That story turned out to be very wrong.

Comey's opening statement, released Wednesday, supported the President's
claim that Comey had told him repeatedly that he was not under
investigation. On Thursday, Comey testified that not only did he reassure
Trump on several occasions, but that he, Comey, saw absolutely nothing wrong
in his actions.

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CNN added a correction to its story that spins the matter in a rather odd
way.

CORRECTION AND UPDATE: This article was published before Comey released
his prepared opening statement. The article and headline have been corrected
to reflect that Comey does not directly dispute that Trump was told multiple
times he was not under investigation in his prepared testimony released
after this story was published.

Technically, Comey did more than "not directly dispute" Trump's claims. He
actually came out and said he spoke to the President several times and told
him that he was not under investigation. But okay, CNN, you do you.

CNN Forced to Correct Report From 'Anonymous Sources' After ComeyProves It Wrong
 

On Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 1:29:06 AM UTC-7, BurfordTJustice wrote:
LOL the leaker put the urt on Fake News

CNN Forced to Correct Report From 'Anonymous Sources' After Comey Proves It
Wrong



Tt's already clear the mainstream media was one of Thursday's biggest
losers. Former FBI director James Comey ripped the New York Times and other
news outlets for using anonymous sources and classified material they didn't
understand to report on Trump's ties to Russian officials.

But in the wake of Comey's testimony, CNN added to its own embarrassment.
Thursday night, the network was forced to issue a correction after it
reported-for two days straight-that once under oath, Comey would dispute the
President's claims that Comey had assured him he was not under FBI
investigation.

The story, titled "Comey Expected to Refute Trump," was (of course) based
on the word of "several anonymous sources." Four reporters-Gloria Borger,
Eric Lichtblau, Jake Tapper and Brian Rokus-were listed on the byline.

"Trump has made a blanket claim that Comey told him multiple times that he
was not under investigation," the now-corrected story claimed, according to
the Washington Post. "But one source said Comey is expected to explain to
senators that those were much more nuanced conversations from which Trump
concluded that he was not under investigation."

All evening Tuesday and all day Wednesday, CNN ran with the story, blaring
its Comey prediction boldly on their on-screen banners. Several CNN panels
discussed the story. One of the story's authors, Borger, was adamant that
her sources were on the money.

"Comey is going to dispute the president on this point if he's asked about
it by senators, and we have to assume that he will be," Borger told one
panel. "He will say he never assured Donald Trump that he was not under
investigation, that that would have been improper for him to do so."

That story turned out to be very wrong.

Comey's opening statement, released Wednesday, supported the President's
claim that Comey had told him repeatedly that he was not under
investigation. On Thursday, Comey testified that not only did he reassure
Trump on several occasions, but that he, Comey, saw absolutely nothing wrong
in his actions.

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CNN added a correction to its story that spins the matter in a rather odd
way.

CORRECTION AND UPDATE: This article was published before Comey released
his prepared opening statement. The article and headline have been corrected
to reflect that Comey does not directly dispute that Trump was told multiple
times he was not under investigation in his prepared testimony released
after this story was published.

Technically, Comey did more than "not directly dispute" Trump's claims. He
actually came out and said he spoke to the President several times and told
him that he was not under investigation. But okay, CNN, you do you.

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CNN Forced to Correct Report From 'Anonymous Sources' After ComeyProves It Wrong
 

On Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 4:29:06 AM UTC-4, BurfordTJustice wrote:

Great, you've found one story which turned out to be incorrect. Note
that CNN immediately corrected it. And note that the other 100 stories
have turned out to be correct so it's mostly correct, not "fake news".
Does the media get something wrong once in a
while? Sure. But they admit it, correct it. That is something we
never see from Trump, he just doubles down on the lies.