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The Fox News ‘Lying Tax,’ Tucker and More with Brian Stelter

2023/11/20
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Brian Stelter explores why Fox News aired conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems and the subsequent firing of Tucker Carlson.

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Why did Fox News knowingly air unhinged conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic and then fire Tucker Carlson, its most popular host, just days after settling with Dominion for $787.5 million? Brian Stelter, the former host of CNN’s Reliable Sources, explores these questions and more in a new book, Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy). The TLDL: Tucker and Rupert deserved each other, until they didn’t. But do listen to get the scoops on Fox … and on CNN from this media insider.

This interview was recorded live at 92NY on Tuesday November 14th. 

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