2017.12.01 Flynn Fiasco
From iGeek
ABC (Brian Ross) falsely reported that former national security adviser Michael Flynn was prepared to testify that then-candidate Donald Trump ordered him to make contact with the Russians. The stock market dropped a few hundred points immediately, and ABC scapegoated (Suspended) Brian Ross for their failure of quality control.
References
- https://dailycaller.com/2017/12/01/abcs-flynn-trump-report-caused-panic-in-the-stock-market-then-they-corrected-the-story-video/
- https://dailycaller.com/2017/12/02/abc-news-suspends-brian-ross-after-fake-bombshell-story/
- https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/01/investing/dow-drops-flynn-trump/index.html