In 2020, lawyers for Fox News argued in court that viewers of Tucker Carlson, the network’s top-rated host, should understand that what he says isn’t necessarily true.
It was a strange, and successful, legal defense. Carlson was being accused of slander, but the judge determined the “‘general tenor’ of the show should then inform a viewer that [Carlson] is not ‘stating actual facts’ about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in ‘exaggeration’ and ‘non-literal commentary… Given Mr. Carlson’s reputation, any reasonable viewer ‘arrive[s] with an appropriate amount of skepticism’ about the statement he makes.”
It was a roundabout way of saying he lies, but Carlson took the express train to the same stop when he said in an interview this week: “I lie.”
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Carlson was speaking to conservative Dave Rubin, who asked him how people like Chris Cuomo and Brian Stelter “live with themselves … when they just lie again and again and we have the internet to expose the lies.”
“I mean, I lie if I’m really cornered or something,” Carlson admitted. “I lie. I really try not to. I try never to lie on TV. I just don’t ― I don’t like lying. I certainly do it, you know, out of weakness or whatever.”
You can see the exchange beginning at the 35:40 mark:
In other news, Carlson devoted a segment of his most recent broadcast to discussing Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s testicles. It would almost be funny were it not for the fact that lyin’ Tuck was again casting doubt on the safety of the Covid vaccine without any science to back him up.
Here's Tucker Carlson reading Nicki Minaj's "testicles became swollen" tweet out loud pic.twitter.com/CvkY4vxMB4
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 14, 2021
Max
when liars tell you they never lie, they’re lying.
Mister P
The FCC should fine the daylights out of Fox News so that they cannot make a profit telling lies while leading people to believe they are telling the news.
Fahd
I’m glad Queerty’s right-wing watch continues. I don’t have the time to monitor these shows on my own.
Jim
“any reasonable viewer ‘arrive[s] with an appropriate amount of skepticism’ about the statement he makes.” But FOX does’t have reasonable viewers.
Ergo, he’s guilty as charged!!
Cam
Fox News doesn’t bother to hide it’s racism anymore, so no surprise that they’re not worried about admitting they lie on the shows too.
Mack
There should be a banner running at the bottom or top of the screen stating that information given may or may not be facts. They are the opinion of the commentator only.
Mr. Stadnick
Using Nicki Minaj as source material always says trust worthy and intelligent.
FridM
As a note: It’s good that the loser RepubliC**T’s don’t get vaccinated. As more die, there’s less around and fewer to vote as God intended…Win Win!!
Doug
I got through seven minutes of this video. To sit through an hour listening to this cretin who loves to hear himself talk would be like pushing needles under my fingernails. TC is the lowest person on television today. I’m seriously shocked that he worked on CNN and MSNBC in the past, I had no idea.
Terrycloth
There should be a constantly running banner at the bottom of the tv screen that reads …Tucker Carlson program is for entertainment purposes only..
Invader7
Look at those evil eyes…Another LYING right wing Neo NAZI Fascist troll… His karma is evil…