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Putin said what?

By Becket Adams
Published June 6, 2017 2:59pm ET
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Putin said what?
In this Saturday, June 3, 2017, photo released Monday, June 5, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces an interview with NBC's "Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly" in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) | Alexei Druzhinin

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Mistakes happen, and everyone is fallible. But NBC News’ official Twitter account did the network no favors this week when it bungled a note regarding Megyn Kelly’s recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It’s annoying enough that the far right has turned “fake news” into a catch-all battle cry to mean, “this is a news report I don’t like.” NBC News didn’t also have to gift them with a legitimate grievance.

A bit more care would do the network well going forward.

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