‘THERE’S VIDEO OF HIM!’
A Fox News "expert" revealed that he hadn't actually seen the security cam footage of the break-in to Pelosi's house as he attempted to peddle a conspiracy theory.
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‘AND I MEAN IT’
“I’m completely in favor of a Bay of Pigs operation to liberate that country,” Carlson declared on Thursday, calling for the country’s prime minister to be deposed.
‘VERY CONCERNED’
Comer’s vow to hold hearings into DirecTV’s cancellation of Newsmax comes after the network begged the GOP-led House to intervene on its behalf.
ALTERNATIVE FACTS
Not only did Faulkner let Scott’s false claim go uncorrected—she emphatically agreed with it.
ON THE REBOUND
The TV provider added a network starring firebrands like Dana Loesch and Bill O’Reilly, flying in the face of right-wing claims that DirecTV ”silences” conservatives.
WHAT FREE MARKET?
Newsmax hosts have spent all day whining about DirecTV dropping the pro-Trump channel, going so far as to urge viewers to get the government involved.
NEWSMINIMUM
The conservative cable outlet was cut loose after the two sides failed to agree on terms, taking away a chunk of Newsmax’s cable footprint.
NEW LOW
“They're going after the children,” one Fox News host breathlessly warned viewers about a new power-saving function on the video game console.
‘MOST DANGEROUS MAN’
The curvy couch trio has gone all-in on claiming the liberal billionaire is responsible for the beating that left Fox’s weatherman bloodied and bruised.
OFFSCREEN DRAMA
GOP lawmakers are now pressuring the satellite TV provider to pay Newsmax “fair and equitable” fees to broadcast the right-wing channel to its millions of subscribers.