Overview

• The Associated Press published and later retracted a story falsely claiming Tulsi Gabbard referred to Trump and Putin as 'very good friends.'
• Gabbard's actual comments, made during her trip to India, highlighted the strong relationship between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The AP issued a correction, acknowledging the error and updating the story to reflect the accurate context of Gabbard's remarks.
• Conservative media and officials criticized the AP's mistake as indicative of media bias and a broader pattern of errors targeting conservatives.
• Despite the retraction, the original false story remains accessible on some syndicated platforms, raising concerns about the persistence of misinformation.