Fox News is not officially commenting on the record, but it seems the right-wing talk network is quietly trying to distance itself from Tucker Carlson’s 1/6 trutherism. He wrote on Friday that after his outlet published a story on Carlson’s 1/6 special series, titled “Patriot Purge,” the Fox News PR department reached out. “The Daily Dot did not agree to Fox’s demand when it was sent this quote, and thus is not bound by the request,” Covucci explained to readers. Tucker Carlson Originals is not for the channel.”That’s, of course, not something you would want outside news organizations to stress if you were genuinely proud of the work. After Cheney on Thursday called out Carlson for promoting 1/6 trutherism, the Fox propagandist invited her on his show.

Source: Fox News October 30, 2021 18:10 UTC