Poland Attack: Far-Right Motive Claims and Media Coverage

Poland's interior minister misled the world's media, the BBC, Sky News, The Telegraph, the New York Post, BFMTV, Le Parisien, and politicians abroad, French MEP, Valérie Hayer, and Austria's Foreign Minister, Beate Meinl-Reisinger.

That was Marcin Kierwinski on the evening of the attack.

Even his own ministry wrote only that the attacker may have been fascinated by far-right ideologies, and that this would be verified.

Overnight, may have been became a headline.

The BBC, a far-right shooting. Sky News, a far-right gunman.

The Telegraph, a far-right terror attack.

BFMTV and Le Parisien, fascinated by the far right.

The New York Post, ultra-nationalistic views.

Then the politicians. Valérie Hayer, once again, the far right has killed.

Austria's foreign minister, the man was a far-right extremist.

Here's what they didn't tell you. A profile under the attacker's name shows a rainbow flag and mocks Pope John Paul II.

And the next morning, Kraków police said, absolutely no motive is emerging.

This act was completely irrational. Now Poland's interior ministry tells everyone, don't share unverified information.

Its own minister still hasn't corrected his.

BBC, Sky News, The Telegraph, New York Post, BFMTV, Le Parisien, Madame Hayer, Minister Meinl-Reisinger, you were misled.

Check the facts and correct the record.