WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published Oct. 24, 2026, about two former FBI intelligence officials charged with lying about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, The Associated Press erroneously reported that then-Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe attested to the computer’s authenticity in a letter to Congress. Ratcliffe did so in a Fox Business Network interview. The FBI, under then-Director Chris Wray, subsequently told Congress in a letter that it had nothing to add to Ratcliffe’s public statement.