Fox & Friends Falsely Claims “Sneaky” James Comey Visited The Offices Of The New York Times [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports:

Fox & Friends aired a report on Friday about how James Comey visited The New York Times yesterday. The only problem is that, that does not appear to be true. Fox’s report was based on a Thursday article from Daily Mail which included pictures of Comey and his wife entering the building where the Times newsrooms are located.

This initially created the impression that Comey was giving the paper an interview, one where he could possibly leak important news, or else, react to Donald Trump‘s tweeted admission that the president never taped him as previously suggested.

The Daily Mail’s article was seized upon by a number of pro-Trump figures and media outlets, though it would seem that the presumptions about Comey’s visit were incorrect. Multiple Times reporters pushed back against the original piece by saying that Comey never visited their offices, and that he actually showed up to attend a charity event at a different part of the building.

The charity event was for abused and neglected children. Comey and his wife have been foster parents.

James Comey spotted walking into The New York Times building | @FoxFriendsFirst pic.twitter.com/fzASKAODwp

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) June 23, 2017

Comey didn’t visit NYT newsroom. A person close to him said he and wife went to ceremony for CASA at Covington & Burling in NYT building.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 23, 2017