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MS NOW issues correction after reporting Kash Patel 'landed in Russia' while he was actually in Virginia

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MS NOW issued a correction after incorrectly reporting that FBI Director Kash Patel was in Russia when he was actually at Liberty University in Virginia for an event. The network initially cited two unnamed sources who claimed Patel had landed in Russia, leading anchor Peter Alexander to announce the story on air. Justice and intelligence reporter Ken Dilanian analyzed the implications of the trip, suggesting it would raise concerns among FBI sources due to potential meetings with the FSB. However, shortly after the report was made, the FBI Rapid Response account clarified that Patel was still in Virginia, prompting MS NOW to issue an apology for the mistake later in the day.

Written by AI on 2026-10-14, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

As of October 14, 2026, FBI Director Kash Patel was in Virginia at Liberty University for a law enforcement appreciation event, contrary to earlier reports by MS NOW that he had traveled to Russia. The bureau quickly denied the false report and shared live footage from Lynchburg, Virginia, showing Patel at the event. MS NOW initially reported based on two unnamed sources suggesting Patel was in Russia for meetings with the FSB, leading FBI spokesman Ben Williamson to criticize the network's "basic verification failure." Patel himself later demanded an apology from MS NOW, stating that false reporting damages public trust in law enforcement and accurate journalism.

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Topics

FBI MS NOW MS NOW’s Russia Virginia

Subjects

FBI ORG · 9× MS NOW ORG · 8× Russia GPE · 8× Patel PERSON · 6× Dilanian PERSON · 3× Kash Patel PERSON · 3× MS NOW’s ORG · 2× Virginia GPE · 2× Justice ORG · 1× Peter Alexander PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Shortly after MS NOW’s breaking news was announced, the FBI Rapid Response X account mocked the liberal network, noting that Patel was actually in Virginia for a law enforcement appreciation event at Liberty University.

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MS NOW issues correction after reporting Kash Patel 'landed in Russia' while he was actually in Virginia · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

The FBI accused MS NOW of incorrectly reporting FBI Director Kash Patel was in Russia on Wednesday when he was actually in Virginia, forcing the network to issue a correction. asserted

he → accuse → correction

"We do have some breaking news we want to get to here on MS NOW. asserted

we → have → NOW

MS NOW has learned that Patel has landed in Russia for a meeting scheduled to take place there," MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander told viewers, citing "two people familiar with the matter." asserted

Alexander → learn → matter

MS NOW then brought on Justice and intelligence reporter Ken Dilanian to analyze the situation. asserted

NOW → bring → situation

Dilanian fretted that his FBI sources were concerned because they didn’t know why Patel was in Russia and suggested the trip would "raise a lot of eyebrows," in part due to his potential hosts being the FSB, Russia's security service. uncertain

hosts → fret → part

The FBI quickly eased those concerns. asserted

FBI → ease → concerns

Patel → break → University

"MS Now’s ‘sources’ are ‘familiar’ with NOTHING," the FBI Rapid Response account wrote. asserted

account → write → NOTHING

Patel responded, "Facts over clickbait." Later in the day, MS NOW corrected its on-air gaffe. asserted

NOW → respond → gaffe

"I want to correct reporting from earlier today. asserted

I → want → reporting

I reported that two sources had told us that FBI Director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a planned trip that had been reported about recently. asserted

that → report → trip

We've since learned that Patel did not, in fact, land in Russia today and remains in the U.S. asserted

Patel → learn → U.S.

The FBI did not answer our questions when they asked them about it," Dilanian told MS NOW viewers. asserted

Dilanian → answer → viewers

"But we do know now that he has not already landed in Russia, as we reported earlier. asserted

we → know → Russia

The timing of any potential trip remains unclear," he continued. uncertain

he → remain → trip

"Again, we regret this error, and we are transparent about when we make errors. asserted

we → regret → errors

" When reached for comment, MS NOW directed Fox News Digital to Dilanian's on-air remarks. asserted

NOW → reach → remarks

Politico reported in July that Patel had a planned trip to Russia that would include stops in Moscow and St. Petersburg. asserted

that → report → Moscow