Personal texts and emails reveal that these Fox performers lied about election fraud to their viewers. Fox viewers must now face the truth that their journalistic heroes see them as stupid people who believe anything they are told. Corrupt election deniers like Rudy Guiliani and Sidney Powell continued to appear on Fox and assert election lies. There is now evidence Hannity, Powell, and Ingram didn’t’t believe any of these false assertions. The incriminating texts and emails between these journalistic imposters may change how Fox continues to influence it’s base. Fox owner Rupert Murdoch called Guiliani’s fraud claims “crazy stuff” and expressed concerned about the great financial and reputational damage that was being done to his brand because of these lies and conspiracy theories being reported on his programs .
The conspiracy machine at Fox is its big money-maker. Promoting any false narrative that its base beliefs are how Fox builds its content. However, the election denial narrative challenged the company’s mission because it was even evident to Fox there was no evidence to support the report that Trump won the election. After an interview that Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo conducted with wacky former Trump attorney Sidney Powell, Fox ratings plummeted. Hannity, Carlson, and Ingram freaked out because they understood even the base was rejecting the far-out assertions Powell was making about the Dominion voting machines. Carlson called for a Fox fact-checker Jacqui Heinrich to be fired when her findings showed, “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.” In a panic, Carlson texted Hannity and Ingram, “Please get her fired; seriously… What the fuck? I’m shocked. It needs to stop immediately, like tonight. It’s measurably hurting the company. The stock price is down. Not a joke.” Carlson, Hannity, and Ingram were pleading with Fox executives to stop reporting the factual results of Biden’s win and to pivot to the voter fraud narrative.
Tucker’s loyalty to Fox, it’s ratings and financial worth is even more important than any loyalty to Trump. Carlson has called Trump a “demonic force” who was good at “destroying things”. He’s the undisputed world champion of that. He could easily destroy us if we play it wrong.”
The Dominion court filing has exposed Fox News as a propaganda machine and hopefully will reduce the success of the network at advancing dangerous, dishonest politicians into power.
