Fox Newsers Suddenly Quiet When Their ‘Hero Cop’ Revealed to Be Fraudster

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Several of the network’s commentators were quick to tie a cop’s death to ‘anti-cop violence,’ but they’ve gone silent now that it’s been proved otherwise.

Published Nov. 5 2015 12:01AM EST

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It was a narrative perfectly suited for Fox News’s conservative commentariat. Too bad it was total bullshit.

Three assailants allegedly shot and killed Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, a wholesome small-town cop and Army vet known locally as “GI Joe”; a 30-year veteran of the force; a married father of four; a local...

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Fox Newsers Suddenly Quiet When Their ‘Hero Cop’ Revealed to Be Fraudster

Several of the network’s commentators were quick to tie a cop’s death to ‘anti-cop violence,’ but they’ve gone silent now that it’s been proved otherwise.

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Andrew Kirell