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Megyn Kelly has criticized the New York Times for including her in an article which accuses right wing politicians and commentators of circulating misinformation about the attack on Paul Pelosi.
Talk show host Kelly said the paper must ‘grow up’ and ‘do your job’ after the Times singled her out because she ‘raised doubts that all facts were being disclosed’.
Kelly, 51, has said San Francisco Police Department, which responded to the attack on 82-year-old Paul Pelosi, has ‘more to disclose’.
Police are under pressure to release bodycam footage of their response to the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband on October 28.
Kelly was singled out in a Times piece about Republicans who spread ‘misinformation’ about the attack on Paul Pelosi, 82, because she ‘raised doubts that all facts were being disclosed’
Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer at the San Francisco home he shares with wife Nancy
Several questions, such as exactly how suspected attacker David DePape gained entry to Nancy and Paul’s guarded $6 million mansion, also remain unanswered.
While some conservatives have spread baseless conspiracy theories about the attack, Kelly appears to have been singled out by the Times for urging authorities to disclose more information.
Kelly said on Twitter: ‘The NYT lists me as a spreader of misinfo re the P Pelosi attack bc I “raised doubts that all facts were being disclosed.”
‘It’s called JOURNALISM. SFPD clearly has more to disclose but if u ask for it, you’re a “misinfo” spreader like @Miguelnbc. Grow up, NYT & DO YOUR JOB.’
Miguel Almaguer, the NBC national correspondent tagged in Kelly’s post, was not named in the Times piece.
A segment by Almaguer which aired on Friday about the attack was removed because it included information from an ‘unreliable’ source.
Kelly’s image in the New York Times’ gallery
The report included a disputed claim that Paul Pelosi did not indicate he was in danger when police first arrived at his home.
The recent Times piece about disinformation also named Pete Hegseth, an author and Fox News host, because he ‘raised doubts that all facts were being disclosed’.
Byron York, chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, tweeted: ‘NYT reports on ‘How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack.’ Casts a wide net.
‘Can you believe some observers ‘raised doubts that all facts were being disclosed’? But: Isn’t that self-evidently true? Hasn’t SF DA said as much?’
The Times piece included a gallery of 21 individuals who ‘spread misinformation or cast doubt on the attack’.
They include nine elected officials and candidates, and 12 ‘prominent figures’.
The Times’ story singled out 21 individuals it said ‘fed a misinformation loop about the attack’
Kelly and Hegseth were included after they ‘raised doubts that all facts were being disclosed’
While some of those in the Times piece did spread misinformation, it singled out Kelly because she ‘raised doubts that all facts were being disclosed’. Kelly says police have ‘more to disclose’
Responding to the Times piece, talk show host Kelly tweeted: ‘Grow up, NYT & DO YOUR JOB.’
Former President Donald Trump is included for suggesting ‘the attack was staged’, a claim for which there is no evidence.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is listed because he ‘amplified a conspiracy theory about male prostitution’.
In the days following the attack, Musk tweeted – then deleted – an article which suggested the House Speaker’s husband left a San Francisco gay bar with DePape prior to his assault. The claim is false.
But the singling out of Kelly and Hegseth for seeking undisclosed details drew criticism.
It comes after a prominent media watchdog called on NBC News to be ‘more transparent’ about its retraction over their report on Pelosi’s attack.
Steve Krakauer, editor of the Fourth Watch media newsletter, said: ‘It’s incumbent on NBC to be more transparent about the process, and say publicly what, if anything, was inaccurate in the report.
‘Now much of the legacy press is notably anti-skepticism. And much of the incurious press labeled any skepticism in this assault and break-in as dangerous conspiracy theorizing.’
Bodycam footage of DePape’s arrest has not been released by the San Francisco Police Department or the city’s District Attorney despite repeated requests, including by DailyMail.com.
A spokesman for SFPD’s media relations unit said on Monday: ‘Due to the open investigation the officers’ body camera footage along with any other evidence will not be released.’
Pelosi is recovering at home a week after he was struck in the head with a hammer wielded by DePape, 42, who broke into the property while the House Speakers – along with her security detail – were in Washington, D.C.
DePape is accused of attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse over attack on Paul Pelosi
DePape, 42, is being held on charges of attempted murder, burglary, and elder abuse for breaking into the Pelosi home and attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer.
He had reportedly asked ‘where’s Nancy’ and told investigators that he wanted to break her kneecaps.
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins refused on Thursday to release details beyond what was already in court filings.
He said: ‘Mr Pelosi opened the door, they were both holding a hammer and the police observed Mr DePape pull that hammer away and then strike Mr Pelosi.
‘That is the most that we’re going to say at this point. Our job is not to try this case in the public or in the press. It’s to try it in a courtroom.’
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