The brother of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich wrote a letter on Tuesday to the executive producer of Sean Hannity's Fox News show pleading with him to find "decency and kindness" in his heart and stop spreading an unproven conspiracy theory about the unsolved murder. "Think about how you would feel losing a son or brother. And while dealing with this, you had baseless accusations of your lost family member being part of a vast conspiracy," Aaron Rich wrote in the letter to "Hannity" executive producer Porter Berry, a copy of which was provided to CNN. "As the family, we would hope to be the first people to learn about any such evidence and reasons for Seth's death," he added. "It is a travesty that you would prompt false conspiracy theories and other people's agendas rather than work with the family to learn the truth." Read more http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/23/media/seth-rich-family-letter-hannity-fox-news/index.html
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is keeping a debunked conspiracy theory alive regarding DNC worker Seth Rich's death.
Fox News removes false story on Seth Rich's murder -- six days after it was debunked Fox News on Tuesday removed from its site an inaccurate story that peddled a conspiracy theory about the murder of Democratic National Committee Staffer Seth Rich. The story had remained online for almost a week after CNN pointed out basic problems with its assertions. "On May 16, a story was posted on the Fox News website on the investigation into the 2016 murder of DNC Staffer Seth Rich," a statement on the Fox News website said. "The article was not initially subjected to the high degree of editorial scrutiny we require for all our reporting. Upon appropriate review, the article was found not to meet those standards and has since been removed." "We will continue to investigate this story and will provide updates as warranted," the statement added. read more http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/23/media/fox-news-removes-seth-rich-story/index.html It is worth noting, that Fox News has now said this disclaimer, but Hannity is doubling down on the story
