Rather Than Issue Retraction, O'Reilly Doubles Down On Debunked $16 Muffin Story Written by Media Matters Staff Published 11/03/11 8:54 PM EDT From the November 3 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor: Video file Previously: Muffin-gate Update: Many Outlets Fail To Correct Half-Baked Allegation BREAKING: DOJ Inspector General Retracts $16-Muffin Claim Much Ado About Muffin: The Media's Failure To Report The Truth About “Muffin-gate” O'Reilly Takes Credit For Spurring Media Coverage Of Dubious $16 Muffin Story