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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Fox News ridiculed for blaming Pete Buttigieg for Southwest Airlines flight fiasco

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Fox News is once again facing claims of bias and accusations of spreading misinformation after a chyron on The Ingraham Angle blamed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for the ongoing meltdown of Southwest Airlines.

The holiday season was disrupted for tens of thousands of Americans around the country but particularly in the northeast and midwest thanks to devastating winter weather that caused many flights to be cancelled and many more to be delayed. But as most airlines recovered in the wake of the storms, Southwest Airlines saw the near-total collapse of its ability to crew and launch flights — resulting in a cancellation crisis approaching seven in ten flights that has continued for several days.

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