Liberal pundits and journalists on Thursday attacked a Fox News tweet that listed European terrorist attacks, saying that last weekend's attack in Charlottesville, Va. should have been on the list.
During the Barcelona terrorist attack on Thursday, the Fox News Research twitter account listed "other 2017 vehicular attacks," qualified with a Flag of Europe emoji.
Other 2017 Vehicular Attacks
Sept-Sorts 8/14
Paris Suburb 8/9
Paris 6/19
London 6/19
London 6/3
Stockholm 4/7
London 3/22 https://t.co/HN3DsphLyv— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) August 17, 2017
While the European flag indicated Fox was only talking about European attacks, critics evidently missed it and accused Fox of intentionally omitting the vehicular attack in Charlottesville that occurred only days earlier.
Think you missed one. https://t.co/LuV0qCdWyH
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) August 17, 2017
try again https://t.co/u35CDHHvYc
— libby watson (@libbycwatson) August 17, 2017
Hmm, looks like one is missing... https://t.co/BZGhKeVLuY
— Eliot Higgins (@EliotHiggins) August 17, 2017
This is embarrassing, @FoxNews.
Did you forget one?
Charlottesville 8/12 https://t.co/X89DuYOH7S
— Steph Haberman (@StephLauren) August 17, 2017
Missed one https://t.co/N09VOgKTvl
— Steven Lemongello (@SteveLemongello) August 17, 2017
You forgot oneL
Charlottesville, USA - 8/12 https://t.co/iaO07T0uAp— Conz Preti (@conz) August 17, 2017
Leaving out the Charlottesville attack is despicable. Shame on you.
— Alex Kotch (@alexkotch) August 17, 2017
Pretty sure there are 19 injured survivors who consider what they went through a vehicular attack. One woman didn't make it. She's dead.
— Alex Kotch (@alexkotch) August 17, 2017
Media Matters for America senior fellow Matthew Gertz was one of the earliest to spread Fox's tweet, but later deleted it and admitted he didn't see the European flag.
Deleted this tweet -- on closer examination there's a EU flag, which I could not make out on tweetdeck. My mistake. pic.twitter.com/pYyEwcKtx2
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 17, 2017