Stephanopoulos Grilled 'Clinton Cash' Author Without Disclosing Donations
ABC's George Stephanopoulos aggressively questioned 'Clinton Cash' author Peter Schweizer about the Clinton Foundation and covered the story as a neutral anchor.
Undisclosed ties colored ABC's coverage of a book critical of the Clintons.
What was reported
ABC's George Stephanopoulos aggressively questioned 'Clinton Cash' author Peter Schweizer about the Clinton Foundation and covered the story as a neutral anchor.
What actually happened
In May 2015 it emerged that Stephanopoulos had given $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation from 2012 to 2014 without telling viewers or, initially, ABC's leadership. He apologized on air, saying he should have disclosed the gifts, and withdrew from moderating a Republican primary debate.
The proof
Stephanopoulos publicly acknowledged and apologized for the undisclosed donations.
The receipt. Copy this and paste it anywhere:
Stephanopoulos Grilled 'Clinton Cash' Author Without Disclosing Donations — Retracted. Stephanopoulos publicly acknowledged and apologized for the undisclosed donations. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/stephanopoulos-undisclosed-clinton-foundation-donations/
Original reporting
- NewsBusters: account of the April 26 'This Week' Schweizer interview (secondary)https://newsbusters.org/node/87622
Corrections, findings & records
- NPR: Stephanopoulos apologizes for not disclosing donationshttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/14/406855525/stephanopoulos-apologizes-for-not-disclosing-donations-to-clinton-foundation
- iMediaEthics: Stephanopoulos apologizes on airhttps://www.imediaethics.org/stephanopoulos-apologizes-on-air-for-donation-to-clinton-foundation/
Archived copies
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- Archived copy: NewsBusters: account of the April 26 'This Week' Schweizer interview (secondary)https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://newsbusters.org/node/87622