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August 25, 2005
Well Surprise, Surprise...If it Isn't Fox News
LA HABRA, Calif.A couple whose home was wrongly identified on national television as belonging to an Islamic radical has faced harassment, and police are providing special protection.
After the report ran on Fox News on Aug. 7, people have shouted profanities at Randy and Ronnell Vorick and spray-painted "terrorist" (spelling it "terrist") on their property.
"I'm scared to go to work and leave my kids home. I call them every 30 minutes to make sure they're OK," Randy Vorick said.
John Loftus, a former federal prosecutor who appears on the Fox News segment "Inside Scoop with John Loftus," gave out the house address during the broadcast.
He said the home belonged to Iyad Hilal, whose group, Loftus said, has ties to those responsible for the July 7 bombings in London. But Hilal moved out of the house about three years ago.
Police have patrolled their house since the day after the broadcast and now have a squad car across the street. Police Capt. John Rees said the department was "giving special attention to the family to make sure they're safe."
The couple sought a public apology and correction.
"John Loftus has been reprimanded for his careless error, and we sincerely apologize to the family," said Fox spokeswoman Irena Brigante.
I think it's highly amusing (in a sad tragic sort of way) that CBS makes one error about one memo in a group of other memos that were substantiated that said the same thing and everyone gets all up in arms about one little error and Dan Rather ends up being forced out of the network, but Fox News puts out erroneous reports DAILY and no one thinks anything of it. And this story is just typical of their disregard for others. I really feel for these poor people.
Read more here.
Posted by Daffodil at August 25, 2005 8:41 PM
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