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Charissa Thompson, the Fox Sports reporter who bizarrely revealed this week on a podcast that she had occasionally fabricated entire NFL sideline reports, tried to walk back the admission on Friday, insisting she “never lied” on live TV.
Her Friday statement was a stark contrast to what Thompson revealed on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, where she explicitly stated, “I would make up the report sometimes.”
She said she’d make up a report whenever a coach would blow her off after or before halftime, adding that she’d just speak vaguely about common talking points to not raise any eyebrows.