Brian Ross “goes fake news” big time!

An ABC News reporter who erroneously reported a crucial detail following the guilty plea of Michael Flynn has been suspended for a month without pay, the news organization said Saturday.Brian Ross, a longtime investigative reporter at the network, reported Friday morning during a special report that Flynn had been directed to contact Russian officials by then-candidate Donald Trump during the presidential campaign. When pleading guilty, Flynn admitted to lying about contacts with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential transition period, but filings from the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not allege any contacts during the campaign itself, or implicate Mr. Trump directly.The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 300 points following Ross’ report, which was not matched by other major news organizations.ABC News issued a “clarification” later Friday walking back the report.So how did this happen?    It was probably a perfect storm of bad research, lousy sources and an unhealthy hatred of President Trump.