The #Marines’ communications w/ #Fox were first reported by #Military.com, which obtained the emails this wk under a #FOIA request.

The July 25 #FoxNews.com story relied on an account from freshman Rep #CoryMills (R-FL), who stated that the family of Sgt #NicoleLGee had shouldered “a heavy financial burden” of $60k to retrieve her body from #Afghanistan. #Gee, 23, was one of 13 US service members killed in a suicide bombing at the #KabulAirport in the frantic final days of the US withdrawal.
Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show

Fox News quietly removed the story about Sgt. Nicole Gee’s burial expenses based on false claims from Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) but did not apologize or correct it.

The Washington Post