Fox LA's Bill Melugin (screengrab)
Bill Melugin of Fox LA was ridiculed on Tuesday after a story he pushed fell apart.
On Monday evening, Melugin tweeting a story crazy story, complete with a quote from the LAPD police union.
@LAPPL tells me: “This disgusting assault on a police officer was carried out by someone with hatred in their heart… https://t.co/IQkqN2dLdB— Bill Melugin (@Bill Melugin) 1592883604.0
The story immediately struck many people as absurd, especially in light of the fake Shake Shack poisoning that was pushed by New York police unions.
And then the story began to fall apart.
And then the story unraveled further when it reveals the off-duty officer was not in uniform.
Then the Starbucks was inside a Target store and the company released a statement that they found "no suspicious behavior" after reviewing surveillance footage.
Melugin was harshly mocked for believing the police union claims. Here's some of what people were saying:
@BillFOXLA earned your Copaganda Badge. congrats— Atrios 🟨🟥 (@Atrios 🟨🟥) 1592944588.0
@BillFOXLA Irresponsible running these stories before getting the facts. It isn’t just Shake Shack. Cops have been… https://t.co/3RTp4KuqZi— Alex Stein (@Alex Stein) 1592942896.0
@banditelli @BillFOXLA Not a goddamn thing.— Pamela Voorhees (but actually Jen) (@Pamela Voorhees (but actually Jen)) 1592945035.0
@BillFOXLA @bornwithatail_ They should put this thread in a journalism textbook.— Respectable Lawyer (@Respectable Lawyer) 1592944931.0
@BillFOXLA Irresponsible running these stories before getting the facts. It isn’t just Shake Shack. Cops have been… https://t.co/3RTp4KuqZi— Alex Stein (@Alex Stein) 1592942896.0
@BillFOXLA Translation: another lie to make cops look like victims and the general public look like monsters. Got it. 👍— Steph (@Steph) 1592943383.0
@BillFOXLA I’m sorry that you wasted all this time and effort, but you really should have checked with someone who… https://t.co/FRJDw1FhUk— Honey, as a bit (@Honey, as a bit) 1592943170.0
@BillFOXLA If only a real journalist had done any investigation before pushing this story in order to get ad clicks— Ned Pyle (@Ned Pyle) 1592944079.0
@BillFOXLA You're bad at your job.— Aarón Cantú (@Aarón Cantú) 1592944421.0
The sheriffs department that killed Andres Guardado for no reason managed to change the subject for 2 days with thi… https://t.co/58Lan8ecSh— Andrew Perez (@Andrew Perez) 1592944526.0
has someone made a decent list of all the asinine shit like this cops have lied about over the last few years, whic… https://t.co/uVEgHhzKrB— hello.jpg (@hello.jpg) 1592947054.0
cops just will not stop lying and trying to get food service employees fired!!!! this is one of the more bizarre el… https://t.co/BgBn0P4ncQ— tiny esther (@tiny esther) 1592946917.0
