False media reporting that Rittenhouse transported rifle 'across state lines' leads to corrections, mockery

The media's fixation on the fact Kyle Rittenhouse "crossed state lines" and the persistent falsehood he did so armed with an AR-15 style rifle has drawn considerable mockery as the reckoning over its often misleading coverage of the trial continues.

The oft-used media line that he traveled across "state lines" gave off the impression he was an outsider who traveled from afar, when in reality he traveled less than a half hour to Kenosha from his town Antioch, Ill., just south of the state border.

Following Rittenhouse's acquittal on all charges after he claimed self-defense in the case, CBS News correspondent Mark Strassman reported on Sunday's "Face The Nation" that "Rittenhouse drove in from Illinois armed for battle," leading the outlet to issue a correction and apology for its language.