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  • 2019-11-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Fox News Removed From 'Armed Forces Radio' Over Vindman Segment? (en)
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  • On Nov. 21, 2019, a rumor started to circulate on social media that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed Fox News from Armed Forces Radio over the network's coverage of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's testimony during the House Intelligence Committee's impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump: No, Fox News has not been removed from Armed Forces Radio, a misnomer of the American Forces Network Radio (AFN). Navy Capt. Bill Speaks, a Pentagon spokesperson, confirmed to the Associated Press that this rumor was false: A spokesperson for American Forces Network Radio told us via email: While Fox News was not removed from America Forces Network Radio, the network truly was criticized for how it covered Vindman's testimony. Vindman's lawyer sent a letter to Fox News asking it to retract an Oct. 28 segment that aired on Laura Ingraham's prime-time show, The Ingraham Angle. On the show, guest John Yoo, a former deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, appeared to suggest that Vindman was guilty of espionage. Newsweek reported: Fox News released a statement saying that Yoo was responsible for his own sentiments: Yoo also wrote an op-ed for USA Today on Nov. 1, 2019, in which he claimed that he was talking about Ukraine, not Vindman specifically, and that he has no reason to question Vindman’s patriotism or loyalty to the United States. Vindman's lawyers also addressed Yoo's Op-Ed in their complaint, writing: (en)
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