In a statement on behalf of Fox News Channel, Rupert Murdoch apologized for what he called the network’s “regrettable flirtation with accuracy” in its programming on Monday night.
In his apology, which was strikingly heartfelt and anguished, Murdoch criticized the Fox personality Bret Baier for “disseminating information that was recklessly and unforgivably true.”
“As long as I live and breathe, this will not stand,” he said.
Murdoch implored Fox’s viewers to ignore “this embarrassing incident” and instead focus on the network’s “long-standing record of gaslighting and mendacity.”
Hoping to earn back its viewers’ trust tonight, Fox will air a three-hour special, “Crime of the Century: Joe Biden’s Fifteen Hundred Boxes in Chinatown.”
