Ashley Furniture: Our ad appeared on Beck due to “a mechanical error” by Fox

Yesterday, Media Matters for America noted that an Ashley Furniture HomeStore ad aired on that day's edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck, even though the company had previously stated it had “pulled” its advertising from the program. We subsequently received the following statement from Ashley Furniture:

“Ashley Furniture HomeStore confirmed the elimination of advertising from ”Glenn Beck" with confirmation from the network as of Aug. 27, said Kendra Maggert, a spokeswoman for the company. “The ad that was aired yesterday cleared through a mechanical error at the network and was not intended to air on ”Glenn Beck." We are working with the network to ensure that the mechanical error does not occur again and expect immediate confirmation from the network."