Fox News quietly removed the story about Sgt. Nicole Gee’s burial expenses based on false claims from Rep. Cory Mills but did not apologize or correct it.

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Fox News apologizes to Gold Star family after facing backlash over false story

Fox News says in statement that it ‘sincerely’ apologises to family of Marine Sgt Nicole Gee

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Fox News admits ‘false’ story about marine’s family forced to pay for remains

Fox News apologized Saturday to a Gold Star family for publishing a false story last month claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon refused to pay.

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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business (CNN) — Fox News apologized Saturday to a Gold Star family for publishing a false story last month claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon refused to pay. “The now unpublished story has been addressed internally and we sincerely apologize to the Gee family,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement, referencing the family …

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The U.S. Marine Corps went up to the highest levels of Fox News last month to challenge a story that falsely claimed a fallen Marine's family had to cover the cost of transporting her remains, emails obtained by The Washington Post show.

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Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show

Fox News executives were asked by the United States Marine Corps to amend a story about a 23-year-old Marine killed in Afghanistan, according to The Washington Post, but instead the right-wing news outlet deleted the report. Per The Post, "The July 25 FoxNews.com story," written by Michael Lee, "rel...

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'Disgusting' Fox News buried for ignoring request to correct 'false' story about fallen Marine

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Fox News is not known for issuing apologies in response to false reporting, so when it happens, it stands out.

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'Disgusting': Fox News repeatedly ignored request to correct 'false' story about fallen Marine

(CNN) — Fox News apologized Saturday to a Gold Star family for publishing a false story last month claiming that the family had to pay $60,000 to ship the remains of their fallen relative back from Afghanistan because the Pentagon…

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Fox News issued a public apology Saturday for a recent false story about a Gold Star family. Military.com revealed that the Marine Corps had privately urged the network to pull the article. The Marine Corps confronted Fox News in July over its story on Sgt. Nicole Gee. Gee was one of 13 service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Fox News apologizes to family of fallen Marine for false story

Fox News apologizes to family of fallen Marine for false story

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