'American Sniper' co-author: Chris Kyle didn't exaggerate medal count

American Sniper co-author Scott McEwen is pushing back against accusations that Navy SEAL Chris Kyle exaggerated his medal count, and said people on the left want to tear down his friend’s character because they don’t “like to see heroes coming from the military.”

McEwen disputed the accuracy of a report by The Intercept that featured interviews with unnamed sources who said discrepancies in Kyle’s military records indicate he deliberately misled the public. McEwan speculated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Friday that the allegations gained traction because they were “clickbait” ready, but he said “something else is going on.”