The Propaganda FilesFox: CIA Team Told to 'Stand Down' and Denied Help in Benghazi
Citing unnamed sources, Fox News reported that CIA operators in Benghazi were twice told to stand down and that requests for military backup were denied during the attack.
The report supported the narrative that the Obama administration abandoned Americans under attack.
What was reported
Citing unnamed sources, Fox News reported that CIA operators in Benghazi were twice told to stand down and that requests for military backup were denied during the attack.
What actually happened
The exclusive, published days before the 2012 election, became a pillar of the Benghazi cover-up narrative; the CIA denied it at the time. The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee's 2014 investigation found no evidence of a stand-down order. Security contractors continued to say they were told to wait, and a short delay while the CIA sought local militia help is acknowledged, but the 'stand down' and 'denied backup' claims were never corroborated.
The proof
The GOP-controlled House Intelligence Committee report (Nov. 2014) found no stand-down order; the CIA spokeswoman's denial is in Fox's own story.
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Fox: CIA Team Told to 'Stand Down' and Denied Help in Benghazi — Unproven. The GOP-controlled House Intelligence Committee report (Nov. 2014) found no stand-down order; the CIA spokeswoman's denial is in Fox's own story. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/fox-benghazi-stand-down-order-2012/
Original reporting
- Fox News (Jennifer Griffin): CIA operators were denied request for help, sources sayhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-cia-operators-were-denied-request-for-help-during-benghazi-attack-sources-say
Corrections, findings & records
- Slate: GOP-controlled House Intelligence Committee debunks Benghazi claimshttps://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/11/21/gop_controlled_house_intelligence_committee_debunks_benghazi_conspiracy.html
- Fox News: No stand down order, GOP-controlled intel panel findshttps://www.foxnews.com/us/no-stand-down-order-or-military-missteps-in-benghazi-attack-gop-controlled-intel-panel-finds.amp
Archived copies
Stories get edited after publication. These open the Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of each original.
- Archived copy: Fox News (Jennifer Griffin): CIA operators were denied request for help, sources sayhttps://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-cia-operators-were-denied-request-for-help-during-benghazi-attack-sources-say