{"id":2684253,"date":"2026-10-14T22:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-falsely-claims-kash-patel-is-in-russia-fbi-fires-back-with-receipts\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:22:36","slug":"ms-now-falsely-claims-kash-patel-is-in-russia-fbi-fires-back-with-receipts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-falsely-claims-kash-patel-is-in-russia-fbi-fires-back-with-receipts\/","title":{"rendered":"MS NOW Falsely Claims Kash Patel Is in Russia \u2013 FBI Fires Back With Receipts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fms-now-falsely-claims-kash-patel-is-in-russia-fbi-fires-back-with-receipts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2684253&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This content presents a news story and subsequent corrections regarding a false report that FBI Director Kash Patel had landed in Russia. Initially,MS NOW claimed that Patel was in Russia based on anonymous sources,but the FBI and patel both clarified that he was actually in Virginia,attending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-1-pm-et-lighthouse-baptist-church-holds-law-enforcement-appreciation-event\/\" title=\"Lighthouse Baptist Church hosts ... Appreciation Event at 1 PM ET.\">law enforcement appreciation event<\/a> at Liberty University. Dilanian, a journalist, issued a correction hours later, acknowledging the error and emphasizing that Patel remains in the U.S. The story also highlights the broader issue of misinformation, with critics pointing out the absence of confirmation from official sources and accusing outlets like MS NOW of spreading fake news. Additionally, patel responded by posting details of his accomplishments at the FBI and demanded an apology from the media. The article touches on legal actions taken by outlets like MS NOW, which have filed lawsuits after losing White House access, and mentions other media efforts related to defending truth and confronting misinformation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>MS NOW reported on Wednesday that FBI Director Kash Patel had just landed in Russia, but the FBI posted video of him in Virginia to disprove the erroneous report.<\/p>\n<p>Justice and intelligence correspondent Ken Dilanian told host Peter Alexander on \u201cState of Play\u201d that two sources familiar with the matter said Patel had arrived in Russia for a planned trip, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/fbi-hits-back-hard-at-ms-now-falsely-reporting-kash-patel-is-in-russia-they-know-nothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dilanian said the bureau was not commenting, that he had asked for a response and not received one, and that the last FBI director to visit Russia was Robert Mueller in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the planned meeting had raised concerns, and that Democratic lawmakers had urged Patel to call it off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ken Dilanian has admitted the \u201cPatel in Russia\u201d scoop isn\u2019t real, but, of course, he had to pat himself on the back while doing so, \u201cI want to correct reporting from earlier today. I reported that two sources had told us that FBI director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a planned trip that had been reported about recently. We\u2019ve since learned that Patel did not, in fact, land in Russia today and remains in the U.S. \u2026The timing of any potential trip remains unclear. Again, we regret this error and we are transparent about when we make errors. Back to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexchristy17\/status\/2110447810499797168?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The FBI Rapid Response account answered on X with a side-by-side.<\/p>\n<p>On the left was the MS NOW claim. On the right was Patel at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, at a law enforcement appreciation event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMS Now\u2019s \u2018sources\u2019 are \u2018familiar\u2019 with NOTHING!\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p>It included footage of Patel at the roundtable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Left: MS Now reports two sources familiar say Kash Patel just landed in Russia<\/p>\n<p>Right: Here\u2019s where Kash Patel actually is\u2026 Liberty U, doing a law enforcement appreciation event<\/p>\n<p>MS Now\u2019s \u201csources\u201d are \u201cfamiliar\u201d with NOTHING! https:\/\/t.co\/4i26hV70VW<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Rapid Response (@FBI_Response) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBI_Response\/status\/2110418419862610189?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SaFHcl7IY3E?si=NKzMD6nc2IwXvfmt\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2110419525707645384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a>, \u201cFacts over clickbait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, he posted from his own account that MS NOW had reported he \u201clanded in Russia\u201d for meetings with the FSB.<\/p>\n<p>He called it another lie about the bureau, listed arrest and seizure figures under his tenure at the FBI, and said the outlet owed an apology to the FBI, law enforcement, and the American people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MS NOW just reported I had \u201clanded in Russia\u201d for meetings with the FSB. The same outlet constantly tells lies about this FBI and law enforcement\u2019s historic achievements in safeguarding the American people.<\/p>\n<p>The results speak for themselves:<br \/> \u2022 53,969+ violent crime arrests (up 90%)<br \/> \u2022 Nearly 20% decrease in the nationwide murder rate<br \/> \u2022 31,016+ violent criminals and gang members arrested (up 30%)<br \/> \u2022 10 of the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted fugitives captured (2.5\u00d7 the prior four years)<br \/> \u2022 11,081+ child victims located and identified (up 21%)<br \/> \u2022 3,258+ kilos of fentanyl seized (up 8%) \u2014 enough to kill 247+ million Americans<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is no accident. It is due to the relentless work of this FBI and all of our state, local, and tribal partners.<\/p>\n<p>They owe an apology to this FBI, the men and women of law enforcement, and to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>-DKP\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2110438884341436698?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Dilanian issued a correction about two hours later with host Alicia Menendez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to correct reporting from earlier today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reported that two sources had told us that FBI director Kash Patel had landed in Russia for a planned trip that had been reported about recently. We\u2019ve since learned that Patel did not, in fact, land in Russia today and remains in the U.S. The FBI did not answer our questions when we asked them about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the timing of any potential trip remained unclear, and he added, \u201cWe regret this error, and we are transparent about when we make errors.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FAKE NEWS MSNBC JUST TOLD AMERICA KASH PATEL \u201cLANDED IN RUSSIA\u201d TO MEET THE FSB.<\/p>\n<p>REALITY CHECK: He\u2019s at Liberty University. Right now.<\/p>\n<p>Of course Ken Dilanian went on air and claimed \u201ctwo people familiar with the matter\u201d told him the FBI Director touched down in Moscow for a two-day trip to Saint Petersburg, hosted by the FSB.<\/p>\n<p>No FBI confirmation. No White House. Just \u201ctwo people familiar.\u201d And the second it aired, Russian state media and half the left ran with it, treason, collusion, Patel is Putin\u2019s man.<\/p>\n<p>The man is in Lynchburg, Virginia. MSNBC never checked where the FBI Director physically was before they told the world he was in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not journalism, it\u2019s FAKE NEWS.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gunther Eagleman\u2122 (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2110429936435564861?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  MS NOW is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-sides-cnn-politico-ms-now-battle-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three outlets<\/a>, along with CNN and Politico, that filed suit after the Trump administration revoked their White House access last month.<\/p>\n<p>A federal judge blocked that ban Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Patel\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, Alexis Wilkins, has also sued MS NOW, accusing it of using \u201csham\u201d sources for false claims.<\/p>\n<p>Dilanian is named as a defendant in that suit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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