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Fox News apologizes for mischaracterizing video clip on Eagles

Fox News is apologizing for airing footage that wrongly suggested Philadelphia Eagles players knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.

Christopher Wallace, executive producer of “Fox News @ Night,” says in a statement that during the show’s report about President Donald Trump canceling the Eagles’ visit on Tuesday to the White House to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl win, the show displayed “unrelated footage of players kneeling in prayer.”

He says, “To clarify, no members of the team knelt in protest during the national anthem throughout regular or post-season last year,” adding: “We apologize for the error.