The moderator is known for spreading conspiracy theories and obvious false reports and for inciting against minorities.
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Washington/New York The conservative US broadcaster Fox News and its right-wing TV presenter Tucker Carlson will go their separate ways in the future. Carlson’s last broadcast was on Friday, Fox News announced on Monday and thanked the 53-year-old for his work. Fox News did not give any reasons for the split.
The news comes just under a week after the media group Fox reached an out-of-court settlement with the voting machine manufacturer Dominion for damages of 787.5 million US dollars (around 714 million euros). Dominion had sued because Fox News had spread reports of alleged tampering with voting computers in the 2020 presidential election.
Carlson and his highly rated daily evening show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” were also in focus around the process. Carlson is considered one of the most well-known personalities of the channel and always makes headlines. The moderator is known for spreading conspiracy theories and obvious false reports and for inciting against minorities. The talk show host also appears on his show as a supporter of former US President Donald Trump.
Text messages from the moderator surrounding the Dominion trial became public. Carlson reportedly wrote to a staffer two months after the 2020 presidential election: “We’re very, very close to ignoring Trump most nights. I really can’t wait. I hate him passionately.”
The new revelations further cast presenter Carlson’s credibility into question. Recently, there was also outrage that Carlson showed some selected images of the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and, in line with Trump, claimed that only peaceful demonstrators were out and about at the time.
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