In a somewhat bizarre non sequitur, Fox News just apologized in the middle of its Hurricane Katrina coverage for commentator John Loftus' recent claims that a terrorist was living at a specific home in La Habra, CA. Loftus even went so far as to give out on the air the address of the home.
Fox apologized, said the network has disciplined Loftus, and admitted that the network's carelessness has caused the homeowners living at the address Loftus publicized have experienced some traumatic events since the broadcast.
The art of FACT CHECKING is becoming lost by the MSM. FOX would probably argue that Loftus holds "commentator," not "correspondent" status, so his views aren't subject to the same standards of impartiality. Which is fine up to the point where his unsubstantiated claims put people in danger--especially in this post 9/11 climate where yahoos are so easily excitable.