Leaked Fox News Memo: Online Polls ‘Do Not Meet Our Editorial Standards’

A Fox News executive blasted out a memo Tuesday instructing producers and political reporters at the cable channel to refrain from citing online polls because they “do not meet our editorial standards.” Business Insider obtained the memo, written by Fox Vice President of Public Opinion Research Dana Blanton, which reminds Fox News staffers that online polls are not representative of the electorate at large. Several Fox News hosts cited those surveys—from websites like the Drudge Report and Time magazine—which showed that participants believed Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in Monday night’s presidential debate. On Tuesday night, after the memo went out, Trump fan Sean Hannity cited the online surveys during his show in the 10 p.m. hour.