MS NOW Retracts False Report Claiming FBI Director Patel Traveled to Russia

Clear Facts

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation disputed a report from MS NOW that falsely claimed FBI Director Kash Patel had traveled to Russia for a meeting on Tuesday.
• MS NOW issued a public apology after the report was published, stating that the claim was based on two unnamed sources.
• The FBI directly refuted the story, confirming that Director Patel had not traveled to Russia.

MS NOW published a report claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel had traveled to Russia for a meeting on Tuesday. The report cited two sources familiar with the matter.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation immediately disputed the claim. Officials confirmed that Director Patel had not traveled to Russia at all.

Left: MS Now reports two sources familiar say Kash Patel just landed in Russia

Right: Here’s where Kash Patel actually is… Liberty U, doing a law enforcement appreciation event

MS Now’s “sources” are “familiar” with NOTHING! pic.twitter.com/4i26hV70VW

— FBI Rapid Response (@FBI_Response) October 14, 2026

MS NOW just reported I had “landed in Russia” for meetings with the FSB. The same outlet constantly tells lies about this FBI and law enforcement’s historic achievements in safeguarding the American people.

The results speak for themselves:
• 53,969+ violent crime arrests (up…

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) October 14, 2026

I have had many strange experiences in life, but in tier 1 had to be seeing a clip of MS Now reporting breaking news that Kash Patel has “just landed in Russia” – right as I’m receiving pics of Kash Patel doing a law enforcement appreciation event today in Lynchburg, Virginia pic.twitter.com/U0Cn3LfL6R

— Ben Williamson (@_WilliamsonBen) October 14, 2026

MS NOW issued a formal apology for the error. The network acknowledged the mistake and stated that the report was incorrect.

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