Associated Press Fires Journalist Over Article Claiming Russian Missile Hit Poland: Reports
The Associated Press newswire service has reportedly fired a journalist who cited an anonymous U.S. official’s incorrect claim that Russia fired a missile that struck Polish territory, killing two people on Nov. 16, according to numerous reports.
The Daily Beast was the first to report that investigative journalist and former U.S. marine James LaPorta was fired on Monday over the misleading anonymous claim, which was repeated widely by other outlets and cable news.
The Epoch Times has contacted LaPorta and The Associated Press for confirmation and comment.
Ultimately, NATO officials and Poland’s government said that it was, in fact, a Ukrainian missile that landed in Poland….