Fake News

CNN Business reports: New York judge on Monday shut down an attempt by Fox News to subpoena George Soros, the Jewish billionaire and frequent target of far-right conspiracy theories, and search for additional links between him and Smartmatic, a voting technology company at the center of false election claims during the 2020 election. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David B. Cohen …

Yahoo News reports: Fox News host Laura Ingraham was forced to deliver an on-air correction in the middle of her show after a crack about President Joe Biden instead exposed her own ignorance. Ingraham and regular guest Raymond Arroyo were mocking the president’s speech on AI. “Good lord,” Arroyo said as Ingraham rolled her eyes and sternly shook her head. …

Mediaite reports: Fox News’ Jesse Watters used the release of a 9-1-1 recording to raise questions about the death of Tafari Campbell, who drowned on Martha’s Vineyard in July while serving as the personal chef to the Obama family. Campbell, 45, was paddle-boarding went he went under and failed to emerge. The medical examiner ruled his death an accident. But …

“He gave kind of a nice speech. But he displayed no strength. The strength that America has displayed is pretty much based upon the fact that we have two carriers in the eastern Mediterranean. His comments were watered down. I think he delayed the ground invasion. I think the hostages are still there. I know they are still, with no …

Axios reports: Tucker Carlson has raised $15 million to grow his media company, a source familiar with the deal tells Axios. Carlson’s new venture is expected to center around video. Some of that will be shared via social platforms like X, but he’ll also launch his own website and app, as Axios previously reported. Carlson’s owned and operated platforms may …

“My biggest piece of advice, ladies for the love of God stop drinking tap water. Tap water is effectively birth control because it has birth control in it. Because, well, it’s just how it goes, women pee. And they are peeing out their medication. “So yes, men also you need to definitely listen up. This is a big heads up …

Media Matters has the transcript. AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): Brian, explain this. If they hate Israel so much, why would they rely on Israel for their power? Why is Israel shutting off their food, their power, their water, their fuel? BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): Well I’m sure they never adjusted it after Sharon gave it up in 2007, I think it was. …

Mediaite reports: On Tuesday, the son of former President Donald Trump got on X and posted a disturbing video of militants shooting into a room filled with bloody and mangled corpses. The Trump scion claimed that he got the video from a “source within Israel,” heavily suggesting that it came from the last five days of Hamas’ murderous atrocities through …

“Peaceful coexistence is really easy to undermine with a mind virus. This isn’t about territory. It’s about an ideology. And it’s not about just Israel. It’s about us taking our eye off the ball. “Have you seen the celebrations outside? It’s absolutely amazing how professional those signs are. And to do that in just 24 hours – it’s almost as …

Mediaite reports: A Florida school district was not suggesting three-year-olds should be taught the “ABC’s of Masturbation,” contrary to how it was portrayed by Fox News’ Trace Gallagher. Gallagher reported this week, “Well, the school district in Florida apparently thought three-year-olds needed to know their ABCs about masturbation, so they came up with a guide for parents.” Pasco County Schools, …

“Primetime finally figured out why gold bar-Bob Menendez is being taken out. The president of Turkey, Erdogan, wanted to buy F-16s from us, but gold bar-Bob, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee put a hold on the jets. “And now that the hold is lifted, Turkey’s on an F-16 shopping spree. But it wasn’t just a $20 billion sale …

“Gold Bar [Bob Menendez] is sticking out so Langley shifted to Plan B. The CIA now says Gold Bar Bob was a spy. Former intelligence agents told The Intercept, ‘It certainly appears like the Egyptian government was using a classic source-recruitment pattern to get Menendez and his wife to spy for them.’ “Another one says the evidence suggests they viewed …

The Arizona Republic reports: Fox News stirred up conspiracy theories online Thursday with a report about state Treasurer Kimberly Yee being named acting governor after what the conservative cable news network called the “mysterious disappearance of Gov. Katie Hobbs.” The erroneous news report, later changed by Fox, followed a false rumor that went viral on social media earlier this week …

“The world’s third richest man has joined the CIA to move the Democrat machine against Biden. But why? Bezos is a Democrat, right? Sure. But this is about business. Joe Biden ran on breaking up Amazon. “Tomorrow, we expect the Biden administration to file a massive antitrust lawsuit against Jeff Bezos. Biden’s lawsuit against Amazon would bust up Bezos’ $1.3 …

“The UAW union is expanding its strike to 38 more facilities. They’re located in 20 states across the US. The escalation would spare Ford Motor Company. UAW President Shawn Fain praised Ford in a Facebook live stream on Friday for showing it is serious about reaching a deal. “The union is currently on strike at one Ford factory in Michigan. …

“The people who want us to be petrified that the world is coming to an end — and I think according to some it should already have come to an end — they just want to make sure that we live a minimalist life while they prosper based upon all the money they make from the green energy bill that …

The Hill reports: Rupert Murdoch, the outgoing chairman of Fox and News Corp., is set to receive $142 million in pension benefits as part of his retirement. Murdoch, 92, has accumulated more than $140 million in pension benefits during his more than six decades-long career leading Fox Corp., financial news outlet Pension&Investments reported this week, citing the company’s 2022 proxy …

The Huffington Post reports: CNN’s Abby Phillip gave longtime Fox boss Rupert Murdoch a fitting sendoff by airing an extended supercut of the right-wing network’s lowest moments. “His legacy is outrage porn ― partisan red meat stoking relentless culture wars,” she said of Murdoch. She offered a “small taste” of what Fox News was really like, then played nearly 6 …

“Now, the elimination game. Now, in the world that the left has created, a mere allegation can lead to cancellation. Now, by cancellation, I mean the loss of income, the loss of a platform, the loss of future opportunities. “Now, of course the strictest enforcement of this is always against those whom the left believes to be hostile to the …

CNN Business reports: Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday that he will step down as chairman of Fox Corporation and Fox News. “For my entire professional life, I have been engaged daily with news and ideas, and that will not change,” Murdoch wrote in a memo to employees. “But the time is right for me to take on different roles, knowing that …