CNN mocked for reporting Rep. Lieu grabbed a crowbar amid Capitol riot -- it was actually an energy bar
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CNN was widely mocked on Thursday for an embarrassing gaffe that declared Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., "grabbed a crowbar" as an angry mob stormed the Capitol last week when the lawmaker actually grabbed an energy bar.
CNN issued a correction, clarifying that Lieu was simply hungry as opposed to the original report that misled readers into thinking he grabbed a crowbar to defend himself.
"CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated that Rep. Ted Lieu grabbed a crowbar before leaving his office. He grabbed a ProBar energy bar," the updated CNN story said.
The story, "How a swift impeachment was born under siege," featured the bylines of four reporters – Jeremy Herb, Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju – and was swiftly lampooned by critics.
"Imagine four reporters at CNN and countless editors who saw the piece before it was published thinking Ted Freaking Lieu grabbed a crowbar in the midst of the Capitol riots," Fourth Watch editor Steve Krakauer observed.
"California Rep. Ted Lieu was forced to evacuate his office in the Cannon Office Building as insurrectionists converged on the Capitol. Grabbing a ProBar energy bar in his office, Lieu said he and his chief of staff called the top aide to Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline while wandering the halls and asked if they could hunker down in Cicilline's office in the Rayburn House Office Building," the four CNN reporters wrote in the updated version of the story.
"Notice how the original of this ridiculous story depicted Rep. Lieu as a crowbar wielding hero, not as the corrected version describes as a guy so calm he grabbed an ‘organic energy chew,’" Media Research Center vice president Dan Gainor told Fox News.
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I’m not certain Ted Lieu could lift a crowbar, but I also not sure why anyone would bother creating an article over such a stupid misunderstanding.
Some resident left wingers churn out one stupid article after another.
As posited above, "It's CNN". You know the ones. The line towers for the Democrat party. Should have had the moniker changed to CNNDQ for Cable News Network Drama Queens
Oh shit. I should have said the Democratic party lest anyone get their panties in a bunch.
let them, it's always good for a big laugh.
I did see a rioter with a crowbar smashing a door at the Capitol. It was a very ugly thing to watch.
nothing to say about CNN's stellar reporting?
First, it's nice to see a news organization that immediately prints corrections. Perhaps FOX should think about doing the same sometimes, though I'm sure that would likely take up much of their media space.
Second, the energy bar company should definitely think about naming one of their all 5 seed natural ingredient high energy bars the "Crow Bar".
this has zero, nada, nothing, zilch to do with Fox.
Since this seed is of a Fox story making hay of one of their competitors for a correction I think the pot calling the kettle black is relevant.
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That's a fun goof.
He didn't grab a weapon; he grabbed a snack.