Kash Patel demands MS NOW apologize after network's false report claiming FBI director visited Russia

FBI Director Kash Patel is calling on MS NOW to issue more than a correction after the network falsely reported that he had landed in Russia.

"MS NOW put me in Russia based on two anonymous sources.

I was in Virginia, honoring law enforcement at Liberty University.

The network had to correct its false report," Patel wrote on X on Thursday.

"This was a basic verification failure," he continued.

"They were wrong about my location, and they are wrong about the successes of this FBI and our partnership with State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement.

If a network cannot confirm where I was before putting it on air, how can the public trust its reporting on the work our agents and officers do every day?" "This is bigger than a false story about me.

The men and women of law enforcement deserve accurate reporting while they protect communities and take violent criminals off our streets.

Three apologies are owed: to this FBI, to the law enforcement community, and to the American People," Patel added.

MS NOW ISSUES CORRECTION AFTER REPORTING KASH PATEL 'LANDED IN RUSSIA' WHILE HE WAS ACTUALLY IN VIRGINIA MS NOW did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

A spokesperson previously pointed to the network's on-air correction.

On Wednesday, MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander informed viewers of "breaking news" that Patel had "landed in Russia" to attend meetings.

MS NOW justice correspondent Ken Dilanian's report cited two FBI sources and said that there were concerns within the agency about Patel's alleged visit to the Kremlin.

MS NOW REPORTER PANS KASH PATEL'S 'BASICALLY BOGUS' FBI STATS AFTER TOUTING BIDEN-ERA CRIME DATA Shortly after MS NOW ran its breaking news report, the FBI Rapid Response X account mocked the liberal network , noting that Patel was actually in Virginia for a law enforcement appreciation event.