I've long been pointing out to my #conservative friends that Fox News is just as guilty of spin and manipulation as the others. It was obvious in the lead-up to the 2016 Presidential elections as Fox News did a hard push to prompt everyone Jeb Bush was the obvious front runner when most Conservatives were hoping for anyone but.
Fox News released an apology calling it an "error", Daily Mail reported.
This highlights a larger issue in the media. Both sides are so desperate to perpetuate their narratives they will pin them to anything. The media, both sides of the political spectrum, are more interested in fomenting outrage and conflict than reporting facts.
This time its Fox News, but one doesn't have to look far to see it in every other media source.
More quotes from the article at The Daily Mail.
Long went so far as to accuse the network of deliberately misrepresenting the pictures of him and his teammates.
'You’re complicit in PLAYING America,' he wrote. 'This is just another day at the office for you, though. Most players (and there were many players, many players...) that wanted to opt out had decided long b4 the anthem rule came down. It wasn’t discussed once in our meetings about the visit.'