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ABC's Inaccurate Gitmo-Abdulmutallab Story Got Major Pickup

Justin Elliott | December 31, 2009, 1:16PM

ABC Correspondent Brian Ross

Just how far can one erroneous terrorism story travel?

By our very partial count, a since-corrected ABC report on the supposed role of ex-Gitmo detainees in planning the Detroit Christmas Day attack was picked up by at least 12 media outlets, and was cited by two members of Congress and legion right-wing bloggers.

Here's how the Dec. 28 story, which we've saved in its original form here, began:

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