White House denies fabricating Osama bin Laden raid tale

White House denies fabricating Osama bin Laden raid tale
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The White House on Monday pushed back against a report claiming the government invented huge portions of its story about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, calling the story "patently false."

"There are too many inaccuracies and baseless assertions in this piece to fact check each one," Ned Price, a White House national security spokesman, said in a statement.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.