No, the Today Show did not edit out a Navy Seal widow’s reference to her late husband’s love of Christ, as a false Facebook and email rumor claimed. The Today Show interviewed the family of Navy Seal Aaron Vaughn, killed in August 2011 in Afghanistan. Two fact checkers, Snopes and the Florida Times-Union, reviewed the full transcript of the interview. The widow’s statement about her husband’s love of Christ appeared exactly as aired, as were additional religious references.
The interview took place on August 8th, 2011 and consisted of Kimberly Vaughn, Aaron’s widow, and Mr. Vaughn’s parents, Billy and Karen. It aired two days after Aaron Vaughn’s death.
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