Fox News and others lied about the 2020 election being stolen. Is cable news broken? | The Excerpt



In the run-up to the Capitol attacks of January 6, 2021, several networks started promoting a narrative that diverged from reality: that Donald J. Trump was the rightful president-elect and the election had in fact been ‘stolen’ from him. None of it was true, but night after night, Fox News hosts entertained this alternate version of events which was cited by several rioters as their motivation. Is cable news broken? Author and media journalist Brian Stelter joined The Excerpt to talk about his latest book “Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy.”

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11 comments

  1. Is Fox News corrupt? Just take a look. Does Fox block comments? Yes. Does CNN, or any of the other outlets, stop you from commenting? Are you reading my comment? What do you think? You decide.

  2. This sounds like a voice you would hear in an Orwellian "Re-education" session. Sorry, but there is plenty about 2020 which should have been investigated that was never allowed in courtrooms due to biases on the judges parts.

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  4. Thought we all knew Fox News was fake? (Or “biased”) I honestly thought it was a joke/comemdiean channel like late night shows, I realized this when I was about 6 years old. Now 19. I also think the use of social media changed them in terms of people can actually see what’s ture and not. and new channels can’t manipulate what they want to show and compare to the actual truth, I also think fox should be held accountable for Jan 6, and covid deaths from people beliving them by saying it’s fake leading them to misleading information and not taking vaccines which could have saved lifes.

  5. If media lies, is this channel lying?

  6. USA Today and others lied about the 2020 election being secure.
    Fixed your title.

  7. The question is misleading; it should be called "is conservative cable news broken?"

  8. You lied about the 2016 election being stolen, Irony.

  9. Thank you for reporting how maga cult tried to destroy our democracy. Excellent job!!!

  10. The conservatives didn't vote for Biden
    Rigged 2 party system
    Is democracy a colonialist scam against the indigenous and minorities? 🤔