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‘Not dead yet!’ Fox & Friends apologizes for airing premature Bader Ginsburg obit | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Fox & Friends has apologized profusely after accidentally airing a graphic memorializing the still-living Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during prime Trump viewing hours. | Fox & Friends has apologized profusely after accidentally airing a graphic memorializing the still-living Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during prime Trump viewing hours. |
The premature obituary aired for just a few seconds during Fox & Friends – reportedly one of President Donald Trump’s favorite shows – but the hosts insist there was nothing more at play than simple control-room blundering. | The premature obituary aired for just a few seconds during Fox & Friends – reportedly one of President Donald Trump’s favorite shows – but the hosts insist there was nothing more at play than simple control-room blundering. |
“We don’t want to make it seem anything other than that was a mistake. It was an accident,” host Steve Doocy said. “We apologize, big mistake,” added Ainsley Earhardt. | “We don’t want to make it seem anything other than that was a mistake. It was an accident,” host Steve Doocy said. “We apologize, big mistake,” added Ainsley Earhardt. |
The Fox hosts insist that Ginsburg is alive and well – or at least, alive and still recovering from pneumonia and lung cancer surgery, and presumably still healing the ribs she broke back in November after allegedly falling in her office. | The Fox hosts insist that Ginsburg is alive and well – or at least, alive and still recovering from pneumonia and lung cancer surgery, and presumably still healing the ribs she broke back in November after allegedly falling in her office. |
A source familiar with the inner workings of Fox & Friends told Mediaite that the show’s graphics team had merely switched the number of the Ginsburg obit - which featured a photo of the justice captioned “1933-2019” - with the number of another animation that was supposed to play as an introduction to Earhardt’s segment on campus culture. Honest mistake! | A source familiar with the inner workings of Fox & Friends told Mediaite that the show’s graphics team had merely switched the number of the Ginsburg obit - which featured a photo of the justice captioned “1933-2019” - with the number of another animation that was supposed to play as an introduction to Earhardt’s segment on campus culture. Honest mistake! |
While most media outlets claim Ginsburg is expected to make a full recovery from the pneumonia she developed following cancer surgery, the 85-year-old’s frail appearance and frequent absences have SCOTUS-watchers on the edge of their seats, and CNN’s insistence that she is “reading legal briefs and participating in cases by relaying her votes to the other justices” came across a bit strained. Ginsburg has canceled multiple public events this month and skipped at least three straight days of oral arguments for the first time in her lengthy career. | While most media outlets claim Ginsburg is expected to make a full recovery from the pneumonia she developed following cancer surgery, the 85-year-old’s frail appearance and frequent absences have SCOTUS-watchers on the edge of their seats, and CNN’s insistence that she is “reading legal briefs and participating in cases by relaying her votes to the other justices” came across a bit strained. Ginsburg has canceled multiple public events this month and skipped at least three straight days of oral arguments for the first time in her lengthy career. |
While she has never expressed any plans to retire, the Santa Monica Observer claims she had planned on doing just that later this month. | While she has never expressed any plans to retire, the Santa Monica Observer claims she had planned on doing just that later this month. |
Twitter had a field day with the goof. | Twitter had a field day with the goof. |
Many seemed to think it wasn’t a mistake at all, either slamming Fox for wishful thinking... | Many seemed to think it wasn’t a mistake at all, either slamming Fox for wishful thinking... |
...or claiming it was true after all | ...or claiming it was true after all |
or offering their own bizarre theories. | or offering their own bizarre theories. |
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