A military veteran glowingly featured by Fox News earlier this month for his pro-Trump artwork and his record as a “war hero” admitted Thursday to lying about his military service.
John Garofalo, 72, was featured in a Bryan Llenas report as having served seven years as a Navy SEAL, receiving 22 commendations, including two Purple Hearts, and having been listed twice as missing in action during Vietnam. Garofalo, who personally carved a presidential seal to gift President Trump, is a “tough, tough man,” Llenas said, after calling him a “hero” during an interview.
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However, when the Navy Times reached out to Garofalo on Thursday, he confessed to having lied about his military service. “What I did I’m ashamed of, and I didn’t mean to cause so much disgrace to the SEALs,” he told the Times. Fox News has since removed the video, which went viral on Facebook, and issued a statement apologizing for the error.
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Pro-Trump "war hero" featured on Fox News never actually served https://t.co/Y8CWn0efle
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 19, 2017
Pro-Trump "war hero" interviewed by Fox News admits he faked his military record: https://t.co/cYCqjPigmG pic.twitter.com/RIvP2jKf8z
— The Hill (@thehill) October 20, 2017
Does this mean that FOX is “fake news”?
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