New York Daily News

Fox fakes a knee in grid pics

Bird-brained diss-fest

- BY DENIS SLATTERY

FOX NEWS was forced to apologize after fumbling its coverage of President Trump’s cancellati­on of the Philadelph­ia Eagles’ White House visit.

The conservati­ve-leaning news network said it was sorry Tuesday after airing pictures of Eagles players kneeling in prayer in a story on protests during the national anthem — a form of demonstrat­ion against racial injustices that the President has condemned.

No one on the Eagles’ 2017-18 regular season roster kneeled during the anthem at any point during the season.

 ??  ?? President Trump, standing with hand over heart like he lectured Super Bowl-winning Eagles to do for national anthem — though champs hadn’t taken a knee in NFL protests last season — struggled to keep up with military band’s rendition of “God Bless...
President Trump, standing with hand over heart like he lectured Super Bowl-winning Eagles to do for national anthem — though champs hadn’t taken a knee in NFL protests last season — struggled to keep up with military band’s rendition of “God Bless...
 ?? FOX NEWS ?? Fox News had to apologize for implying that praying Eagles were protesting during the anthem.
FOX NEWS Fox News had to apologize for implying that praying Eagles were protesting during the anthem.

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