Tracking scandals and controversies involving the conservative cable news network Fox News.
Fox News Accused Of Giving Donald Trump Questions In Advance Of 2024 Town Hall Meeting. “President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in what would be a serious breach of journalism ethics. The report, which Fox said it plans to investigate, comes from the forthcoming book “Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power” by Alex Isenstadt, a national political reporter at Politico.” [CNN]
Fox Largely Ignored Alabama’s Decision To Implement An Abortion Ban. “Fox News’ evening “opinion” hosts completely ignored Tuesday’s ruling from the all-Republican Arizona Supreme Court reviving a 160-year-old state law that bans abortions under almost all circumstances, as the network continues its pattern of shielding viewers from stories that could damage Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.” [National Memo]
Fox And Other Conservative Outlets Sued Over Misidentifying Man As Mass Shooter. “A 36-year-old Dallas man had the bad luck to share the same name, Mauricio Garcia, as the mass shooter who killed eight people and wounded seven at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas on May 6, 2023, and is now suing multiple media outlets whom he says falsely identified him as the shooter, causing “damage his reputation and image” and “a severe degree of mental stress, anguish, fear, personal embarrassment, and psychological harm which has disrupted his daily affairs.”” [Mediaite]
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