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| Posted by epluribus unum1 On News/Activism 10/03/2004 9:24:40 PM CDT · 29 replies · 1,332+ views The New York Times ^ | Oct. 3, 2004 | Eric Lichblau WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 - Plenty of news media analysts thought Senator John Kerry looked good at Thursday night's presidential debate, but Fox News went a step further, posting a made-up news article on its Web site that quoted Mr. Kerry as gloating about his fine manicure and his "metrosexual" appearance. Fox News quickly retracted the article, saying in an editor's note on its Web site that the article "was written in jest and should not have been posted or broadcast.'' It said, "We regret the error, which occurred because of fatigue and bad judgment, not malice." |
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Not quite the same thing as forging documents for a 60 minutes story.