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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The far-right cable network One America News retracted a story and apologized Monday after it falsely claimed former President Donald Trump's ex lawyer Michael Cohen was the one who had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels and secretly used it to "extort" the Trump Organization.

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The announcement from OAN contained a public apology to Cohen "for any harm the publication may have caused him" and said that the network "regrets" publishing the "false" allegations about a Cohen-Daniel affair, which they both denied. The network said the story would be removed from its website and social media accounts.

The retraction did not include a financial payment, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The article was published last month and claimed, according to a single unnamed source, that Cohen and Daniels were in a years-long affair and that "the whole hush money scheme was cooked up" by Cohen. The false allegations appear to originate from a right-wing figure who posted the allegations on X, formerly Twitter.

#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-04-29 07:12 PM | Reply

This must be the fake news the smelly------------- is always crying about.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-04-29 07:51 PM | Reply

That's old-school National Enquirer stuff. Or right next to Bat Boy and "Biden Greets Alien."

#3 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2024-04-29 08:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

THAT'S World Weekly News, pal.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-04-29 09:53 PM | Reply

"Right wing propaganda outlet" is the correct term

#5 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-04-30 08:27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

THAT'S World Weekly News, pal.

#4 | POSTED BY LEGALLYYOURDEAD

The only TRUSTED news site on the planet.

#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-04-30 10:07 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

Exactly.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-04-30 12:11 PM | Reply

"That's old-school National Enquirer stuff. "

They had to retract it because someone may have noticed as everyone is getting a real education on fake news organizations like the Enquirer and Fixed News methods for "catch and kill" and "fluff and stuff" (just made that term up).

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-04-30 12:34 PM | Reply

"The retraction did not include a financial payment, according to a person familiar with the matter."

I'll take Dumb Settlements for $1,600, Mr. Jennings.

#9 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-04-30 12:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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