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THERE MAY BE some red faces in the Fox News newsroom tonight, after what can only be described as an epic blunder sent Twitter into overdrive.
It would appear that – despite the United States having been involved in a ground war in Iraq for seven years – Fox can’t point it out on a map. Instead Iraq has been identified as Egypt.
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After a bit of digging, it was later revealed that the offending “map” was actually made two years ago – despite rumours that it had been broadcast today in relation the historical protests now taking place in Egypt.
Tuesday 26 November, 2024
Tuesday 26 November, 2024
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Cringe: Fox News has no idea where Egypt is...
THERE MAY BE some red faces in the Fox News newsroom tonight, after what can only be described as an epic blunder sent Twitter into overdrive.
It would appear that – despite the United States having been involved in a ground war in Iraq for seven years – Fox can’t point it out on a map. Instead Iraq has been identified as Egypt.
After a bit of digging, it was later revealed that the offending “map” was actually made two years ago – despite rumours that it had been broadcast today in relation the historical protests now taking place in Egypt.
(Not that it makes it much better…)
The Middle East according to Fox News
The actual Middle East
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