# ABC News shit the bed by publishing fake news on Friday. They know it too. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shit-the-bed-by-publishing-fake-news-on-friday-they-know-it-too/803598 "2017-12-05T02:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 74
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shit-the-bed-by-publishing-fake-news-on-friday-they-know-it-too/803598/74 "2017-12-05T16:45:53Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I saw the tweet soon after it went out and heard of the correction by that evening. Looking it up, it sounds as though Ross had issued a clarification/retraction the night of the error. Granted “quickly” is a subjective term but that qualifies in my book. > > By way of comparison, Fox left that Seth Rich story up for days and then quietly removed it without apology or comment. By my thinking, ABC screwed up in its reporting but did fine in its accountability and response. You have to remember, that issuing a retraction is a sign of fake news. > [@Turek](#): > > MAGAts. That’s perfect. I am amazed I have not seen it before. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shit-the-bed-by-publishing-fake-news-on-friday-they-know-it-too/803598)._