Fox News kept a Hillary Clinton story at the top of their homepage after the Michael Flynn news broke

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On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team made its biggest move yet by charging former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn with lying to the FBI, a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.

Fox News posted the breaking news to their homepage — but it wasn't the leading story. At the top instead was a piece about ... Hillary Clinton:

Eventually the news made its way to the top of Fox's homepage.

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.