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Fox Sensationalizes Hurricane Irene: If The Washington Monument “Fell, It Would Be A Big Problem”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/26/11 12:52 PM EDT

From the August 26 edition of Fox News' Happening Now:

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Previously:

Did Shep Smith Rebuke Megyn Kelly's Sensationalist Earthquake Reporting?

Wash. Post's Wemple Calls Out Fox's Kelly For “Sidestep[ping] Blame” In Washington Monument Reporting

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