So a Fox station edited a video of a protest in Washington, claiming the protesters in the video were calling for the death of police officers. Of course, the protesters were saying no such thing, but we are talking about a Fox station here where deceptive practices are customary.
After it was pointed out by Gawker that Fox was once again lying to their audience, the station went on their Facebook page and offered an apology.
“Although last night’s report reflected an honest misunderstanding of what the protesters were saying, we apologize for the error,” the post read.
“We have deleted the story on our webpage and we offered to have Ms. Jones on Fox45 News at 5:00 tonight for a live interview,” it continued.
Yes, Fox thought it was a good idea to invite the subject of their ridicule on the network to talk about their video deception.
In that interview, Jones called out the station several times for misrepresenting her words.
“The interesting part that really gets to me is, where you guys edited it and stopped — like, how could that be a mistake?” she said.
“Once you play that whole thing, you would know that’s not something that’s being said,” she added.
The interviewer apologized several times, and though Jones told the station she was grateful to come on, she also said she now fears for her reputation and her safety. Near the end of the interview she began to cry.
“At the end of the day, people’s lives are on the line,” she said. “Now, even though we’re doing this, I still don’t feel safe because I still feel like the message is out there.”
“What if a crazed-out cop or a crazed-out supporter thinks I’m trying to get cops killed?” she later said, wiping tears from her face.
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