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Retracted

Fox & Friends: Obama to Personally Fund a Muslim Museum During the Shutdown

A Fox & Friends anchor told viewers President Obama had offered to pay out of his own pocket to keep a Museum of Muslim Culture open during the government shutdown.

First reported Oct 5, 2013 · Fox News
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Who it helped: Republicans

The fake item played to claims that Obama favored Muslims while the shutdown closed national sites.

What was reported

A Fox & Friends anchor told viewers President Obama had offered to pay out of his own pocket to keep a Museum of Muslim Culture open during the government shutdown.

What actually happened

The story came from National Report, a satire site. Anchor Anna Kooiman apologized the next day on Twitter, blaming flawed research, and Fox said it would correct the error on air.

The proof

The item originated as satire on National Report; the anchor publicly apologized.

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Fox & Friends: Obama to Personally Fund a Muslim Museum During the Shutdown — Retracted. The item originated as satire on National Report; the anchor publicly apologized. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/fox-friends-obama-muslim-museum-2013/

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