Comey Case Continues; No Dismissal of Charges as of October 2025

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Federal Judge Maintains Charges Against Former FBI Director James Comey

Rumors circulating on social media claiming that charges against former FBI Director James Comey were dismissed due to a prosecutor’s spelling error have been definitively debunked.

The false claim suggested that a federal judge in Virginia had dropped charges against Comey because a prosecutor misspelled his name as “Homey” in court documents. This information, however, originated from a satirical article published on the Borowitz Report on October 8, 2025.

According to court records available through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), the case against Comey remains active, with a trial date set for January 5, 2026. Comey’s defense team has indicated they plan to file a motion to dismiss the case, citing concerns of selective prosecution, but no ruling has been made on this matter.

The Borowitz Report, where the misinformation originated, is a well-known satirical platform created by comedian Andy Borowitz. While Borowitz previously wrote a satirical column for The New Yorker until December 2023, he now operates independently through his own website. The site’s “About” page clearly identifies the content as satirical in nature.

“I’ve been writing satirical news since I was eighteen. This represents either commitment to a genre or arrested development,” Borowitz states on his website. He explains that his journey with news satire began in high school and continued through his presidency of The Harvard Lampoon, where he published parodies of the college newspaper.

After a hiatus, Borowitz returned to satirical writing in 2001, initially emailing fabricated news stories to friends before launching his website. “I thought that the column would be a fun pastime and might entertain my friends. But they shared my posts with their friends, and the newsletter attracted more subscribers,” he explains.

The satirical article about Comey claimed that Trump’s “handpicked prosecutor,” identified as Lindsey Halligan, had misspelled Comey’s name and then “begged the judge to overlook the error, which she blamed on ‘frickin’ autocorrect.'” This fictional scenario gained traction on social media platforms where users frequently share content without verifying its authenticity or recognizing its satirical intent.

The case against the former FBI Director has attracted significant attention given Comey’s high-profile role in several controversial investigations during his tenure, including the probe into Hillary Clinton’s email practices and the early stages of the Russia investigation. His dismissal by then-President Donald Trump in May 2017 sparked widespread debate about potential obstruction of justice.

Legal experts following the current proceedings note that motions to dismiss based on selective prosecution are relatively rare and typically difficult to prove in court. Such motions require demonstrating that the prosecution was motivated by discriminatory intent or other improper considerations.

The spread of this satirical story as fact highlights ongoing concerns about misinformation in the digital age, particularly regarding high-profile legal cases involving political figures. Media literacy experts emphasize the importance of checking sources and being aware of known satirical publications before sharing content online.

As the January 2026 trial date approaches, legal observers anticipate increased public interest in the proceedings against the former FBI Director, with continued scrutiny of both the prosecution’s approach and the defense team’s strategies.