National Enquirer

====Sarah Palin story====
The ''National Enquirer'' claimed to have an exclusive account of the pregnancy of [[Bristol Palin]], the daughter of [[Sarah Palin]], then governor of Alaska and Republican candidate for Vice President in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 election]]:<ref name=Prego>{{cite news| work=National Enquirer |title=Palin War: Teen Prego Crisis | url=http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sarah_palin_at_war_with_her_daughter_over_pregnancy_wedding/celebrity/65370}}</ref>

{{quote|The Republican governor's announcement about her daughter's pregnancy came hours after ''The Enquirer'' informed her representatives and family members of [[Levi Johnston]], the father of Bristol's child, that we were aware of the pregnancy and were going to break the news. In a preemptive strike Palin released the news, creating political shockwaves.<ref name=Prego/>|}}
The title also published an allegation that Palin had an affair with her husband's business partner, Brad Hanson.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brad-hanson-sarah-palins_n_129356?ri18n=true|title=National Enquirer Alleges Sarah Palin Affair With Brad Hanson|work=The Huffington Post|date=May 25, 2011|orig-year=October 26, 2008|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>

Answering [[John McCain]]'s threat of a lawsuit, a spokesman for the ''National Enquirer'', in a statement to ''[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]]'', declared:
{{quote|''The National Enquirer''{{'}}s coverage of a vicious war within Sarah Palin's extended family includes several newsworthy revelations, including the resulting incredible charge of an affair plus details of family strife when the Governor's daughter revealed her pregnancy. Following our [[John Edwards]]' exclusives, our political reporting has obviously proven to be more detail-oriented than the McCain campaign's vetting process. Despite the McCain camp's attempts to control press coverage they find unfavorable, ''The Enquirer'' will continue to pursue news on both sides of the political spectrum.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stein|first=Sam|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/mccain-camp-battles-natio_n_123696?ri18n=true|title=McCain Camp Battles National Enquirer Over Alleged Palin Affair|work=The Huffington Post|date=May 25, 2011|orig-year=October 4, 2008|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>}}