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Serial Liar And Russia Hoaxer Ken Dilanian Should Not Be Allowed Within 500 Feet Of A Newsroom

Dilanian, like many others of the propaganda press, has a record of publishing dubiously sourced claims that hurt Republicans and help Democrats, with corrections coming only after the stories have shaped public debate.

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MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian was caught spreading fake news about FBI Director Kash Patel on live television Wednesday, adding to a long history of peddling propaganda such as the debunked Trump-Russia collusion hoax.

MS Now’s Peter Alexander paused his show Wednesday, announcing FBI Director Kash Patel “landed in Russia for a meeting scheduled to take place there. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter.”

MS Now’s Ken Dilanian joined, telling Alexander, “We don’t know what Kash Patel’s doing in Russia, and that’s one of the things concerning our FBI sources.”

The only problem with this scoop is that it was entirely false. Less than three hours after providing this breaking scoop, Dilanian was back on the network apologizing for the fake news, Mediate reported.

“I 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’ve since learned that Patel did not, in fact, land in Russia today and remains in the U.S. … The timing of any potential trip remains unclear. Again, we regret this error, and we are transparent about when we make errors. Back to you,” Dilanian said.

Dilanian did not reveal his sources even when it became evident the information was false. As The Federalist’s Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway said on X, Dilanian’s correction raises questions: “So did Ken Dilanian just fabricate his claim that Kash Patel was in Russia? Did he misunderstand a lone source, lie and claim he had 2 sources telling him this? Did someone lie to him?”

So did Ken Dilanian just fabricate his claim that Kash Patel was in Russia? Did he misunderstand a lone source, lie and claim he had 2 sources telling him this? Did someone lie to him? The one question I don't have is whether he'll be fired by MSNBC. He was hired to lie, so no.— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 15, 2026

So did Ken Dilanian just fabricate his claim that Kash Patel was in Russia? Did he misunderstand a lone source, lie and claim he had 2 sources telling him this?........

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