Original sentence: "  It is undisputed, however, that he authored  legislation to develop the then - existing internet.In 1999, various media outlets suggested that Gore claimed that he "invented the internet"  in reference to a CNN interview in which he said, "during my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the internet
Edited sentence: In 1999 various media outlets accused Al Gore of claiming to have created the internet  when in fact he only claimed to have "taken the initiative" to "create" it (see below).It is undisputed however that he created a Bill to advance to fund additional work on the then existing internet