New: Two prominent Seth Rich conspiracy theorists have retracted and apologized for false statements as part of a lawsuit settlement. https://t.co/aSmdEd9DNB
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 14, 2021
If we are still extinguishing a four-year-old baseless conspiracy theory, how long will it take to extinguish Trump’s election lie? https://t.co/Y3if2DlYQx
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 14, 2021
Ed Butowsky, the wealthy conservative who was involved in Fox News's fallacious story on murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich, is apologizing to Rich's brother Aaron for suggesting he stole Democratic emails. The retraction is presumably part of an upcoming legal settlement. pic.twitter.com/YNt6TjD4cV
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) January 13, 2021
Welcome news for Seth Rich's family & anyone who values truth and decency.
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) January 14, 2021
Ed Butowsky sued me for $60M for reporting on his role in a discredited Fox News story about Rich. He sued other journos too. He agreed to dismiss those cases late last year. NPR stood by its reporting. https://t.co/hPzh1HnAES
Update: Butowsky appears to have deleted his Seth Rich retraction, after initially burying it under a bunch of retweeted cute animal videos.
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) January 13, 2021
Fox insisted the settlement with the family of Seth Rich had to be kept secret for a month — until after the Nov. 3 election, writes @benyt. "Why did Fox care about keeping the Rich settlement secret for the final month of the Trump re-election campaign?" https://t.co/dHcEZnyPYd
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) January 18, 2021
