WZTV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Fox News Channel apologizes for reporting a debunked story
Company response
Fox News Channel apologized for confusion caused by its reporting of a debunked story that Nashville's mayor had concealed coronavirus case data linked to bars and restaurants. The report had been retracted by its Nashville affiliate, WZTV, which also clarified that it did not believe there had been a coverup and apologized for its reporting error.
Company response
Apology — Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel apologized on Monday "for any confusion" in reporting a now-debunked story about the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, supposedly concealing the number of coronavirus cases linked to bars and restaurants in that city because they were so low.
Apology — WZTV
we incorrectly asserted that Mayor Cooper's office withheld COVID-19 data from the public, which implied that there had been a coverup. We want to clarify that we do not believe there was any coverup, and we apologize for the error and oversight in our reporting.
Clarification — WZTV
we incorrectly asserted that Mayor Cooper's office withheld COVID-19 data from the public, which implied that there had been a coverup. We want to clarify that we do not believe there was any coverup, and we apologize for the error and oversight in our reporting.
Source excerpt
WZTV incorrectly asserted that Mayor Cooper's office withheld COVID-19 data, implying a coverup, but later clarified that there was no coverup and apologized for the error in reporting
Fox News Channel apologized on Monday "for any confusion" in reporting a now-debunked story about the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, supposedly concealing the number of coronavirus cases linked to bars and restaurants in that city because they were so low.
A fact-check done Friday by The Nashville Tennessean debunked the WZTV reporting