# ABC News shit the bed by publishing fake news on Friday. They know it too.

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**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shit-the-bed-by-publishing-fake-news-on-friday-they-know-it-too/803598/48 "2017-12-05T15:40:08Z")

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> I actually found even worse behavior from MSNBC:
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> Perhaps you don’t count MSNBC as a “mainstream news site” either though.

> [@Now, Al Franken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-al-franken/801770/500):
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> The headlines at various news outlets are a bit comical this morning:
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> Fox News: Al Done? Grope-gate puts Franken’s Senate future in jeopardy as critics call for resignation
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> CNN: Trump blasts Franken but stays silent on Moore
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> MSNBC: _crickets_ a search of ‘Franken’ on the home page can’t uncover a single mention. It’s down the memory-hole for them.

MSNBC Nov 16  
All these stories are about Franken and the accusations.

> **[Radio host makes claim of sexual misconduct against Al Franken](https://www.msnbc.com/velshi-ruhle/watch/leeann-tweeden-accuses-al-franken-of-sexual-misconduct-1097385539549)**
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> Talk radio host Leeann Tweeden claims Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., groped and kissed her without consent as she slept during a USO tour in 2006.

> **[Minnesota's Franken faces sexual misconduct allegations](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/minnesotas-franken-faces-sexual-misconduct-allegations-msna1038851)**
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> Sexual misconduct from men in powerful positions is a societal problem, not a partisan problem.

> **[Moore, Franken face new sexual misconduct allegations](https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/moore-franken-face-new-sexual-misconduct-allegations-1097648195749)**
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> Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore and Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) face allegations of sexual misconduct, leaving both parties with the question of what to do next.

> **[Bipartisan calls for ethics investigation on Franken after allegations](https://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/bipartisan-calls-for-ethics-investigation-on-franken-after-allegations-1097755203593)**
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> Los Angeles radio host Leeann Tweeden says Franken forcibly kissed her, without her consent, and groped her during a rehearsal for a USO tour in 2006.

> **[Multiple scandals challenge Senate standards](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/multiple-scandals-challenge-senate-s-standards-1097857091601)**
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> Rachel Maddow looks at the the questions facing the Senate, particlarly the ethics committee, on how to deal with Senator Robert Menendez, Senator Al Franken, and potential senator Roy Moore and the particulars of the accusations they face.

> **[Trump tweets about Franken, silent on Moore](https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-tweets-about-franken-silent-on-moore-1097885763777)**
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> Republicans and Democrats are handling scandal in their party very differently as is the President who slammed Al Franken but is yet to comment on Roy Moore. Fmr US Atty Joyce Vance, Conservative Author Charlie Sykes, and Fmr. US Rep. Donna Edwards...

Your post claiming there were no stories was the next day.

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