Fox News Walks Back Kevin O’Leary China Claim With On-Air Apology

TL;DR
Fox News and Fox Business aired a rare on-air apology after Kevin O’Leary claimed opponents of his Utah Stratos data-center project were funded by China; the network said there is no evidence supporting the allegations and apologized across four shows. O’Leary later said on social media he has no evidence that the Alliance for a Better Utah or Elevate Strategies are funded by China, though he did not issue an apology himself. The correction was delivered on Johnny Joey Jones’s Big Weekend Show and later aired on Saturday in America, Mornings with Maria, and the Big Money Show.
- Fox News Apologizes Over Kevin O'Leary's Claims on China Mediaite
- Kevin O'Leary has entered a new villain era Business Insider
- After accusing Utah critics of being ‘proxies for the Chinese government,’ Kevin O’Leary now says he has no evidence The Salt Lake Tribune
- ‘No evidence’: Kevin O’Leary walks back claims that data center opposition is funded by China ABC4 Utah
- Fox News Delivers On Air Apology Over Kevin O'Leary's Unsubstantiated Claims Linking Opponents of His Data Center Project to China Yahoo
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