FOX News Channel ran a print ad in newspapers on Friday, September 18, 2009, claiming that they were the only major news outlet to cover the March on Washington "Tea Party" on September 12, 2009. The advertisement read, "How did, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN miss this story?" The media outlets did in fact cover the story and issued statements defending themselves against false claim by Fox.
In retaliation to the false ad, CNN ran a commercial titled "Fox News: Distorting, Not Reporting."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/19/cnn-ad-hits-back-at-fox-n_n_292158.html
"How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN Miss This Story?" via Fox News ad
CNN's "FOX NEWS Distorting Not Reporting"
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Fast Facts
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Fox News Channel took out a full page ad that said "How did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN MIss This Story" on September 18, 2009
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The headline was above an image of an anti-tax demonstration that took place in September 12, 2009, in Washington, DC
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The ad ran in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the New York Post
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Both the Wall Street Journal and New York Post are owned by Fox News' parent company
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ABC spokesman said the ad was "just false"
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CNN's Rick Sanchez reported on Fox News' false ad and showed clips of CNN's coverage of the event
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CBS said "multiple crews" covered the event and it was the featured story on their nightly news program
