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CNN, Fox botch Obamacare call

Both cable news outlets initially misstated the court's decision

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Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly

CNN sent out this instantly notorious tweet at 9:08 this morning:

Fox News made a similar call, flashing a graphic that the healthcare law’s individual mandate had been ruled unconstitutional. Widely called a Dewey defeats Truman moment, the errors were probably the highest-profile TV news flub since Florida was called for Al Gore in 2000.

By Alex Halperin

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