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Jimmy Kimmel: Anna Kooiman reported a spoof as truth on “Fox & Friends’ when she claimed President Obama was funding a Muslim museum ‘out of his own pocket.’ The story contrasted with a report that the patriots at the RNC scraped funds together to pay federal workers at the WW2 Memorial, so that it may remain open through the government shutdown. Alternately, they took wire cutters and opened it to waiting throngs.
The ‘source’ for the Obama story was the humor site the ‘National Report’ which
Two months ago reported: “Giant Baby Snatching Mosquitoes Invade Florida, EPA Claims Protected Species.” It’s certainly easy to see how Fox producers could mistake the ‘National Report’ with real verifiable news, as Kooiman seems to infer in a small tweet she posted by way of correcting the story. All Fox viewers are active Twitter followers and I’m certain this corrected the issue. Certainly Fox wouldn’t have done the story hoping to reach a wider audience who doesn’t follow Twitter or fact check ‘news’ they see on Fox.
Snopes anyone?
The National Report issues this vague disclaimer that any professional reporter could misunderstand!
*DISCLAIMER: National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental . The views expressed by writers on this site are theirs alone and are not reflective of the fine journalistic and editorial integrity of National Report. Advice given is NOT to be construed as professional. If you are in need of professional help (and you may be if you are on this page), please consult a professional. National Report is intended for a mature audience and not for children under the age of 18.Below is the tweet which will set everything right.
Anna Kooiman @annakooiman
Just met w producers-I made a mistake yday after
receiving flawed research abt a museum possibly
closing. My apologies. Won’t happen again.