FOX News Ran 118 Headlines on Fauci in Ten Days and 3 Related to Gaetz Scandal, Flynn Coup Comment Combined
From Jun 2 to 12, 2021, Fox Ran 118 related to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Most were misleading. They devoted just 3 stories to the Gaetz scandal and Flynn Coup Comment combined, in that time.
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Query: “Fauci” and “Emails”
Notes: from Factcheck.org’s SciCheck
Thousands of pages of redacted emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci are now publicly available, thanks to journalists’ Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of those messages have been distorted in viral posts, particularly about face masks, the origins of the coronavirus and the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine.
The emails do not show Fauci lied about anything. For the sake of knowing with certainty, E Rosalie read the majority of the e-mails, including all that were subject to controversy. “There’s nothing in there. It’s baffling. The mere existence of emails does not a scandal make.”
Fauci emails were not ‘leaked’ but obtained by FOIA from Reuters
Viral Posts, Pundits Distort Fauci Emails from FactCheck.org’s SciCheck
Here’s What We Know About the Fauci COVID Emails from Snopes
Did Fauci Send an Email Touting Hydroxychloroquine as a COVID Treatment? from The Dispatch
He forwarded a document making the claim (not remarkable at all), but he did not endorse it.
Still, the unremarkable emails haven’t been portrayed that way. Pundits, print and online articles, news coverage, and elected officials have effectively constructed the appearance of a scandal using the release of emails. More details about the inauthentic activity targeting Fauci:
When the reality differs from a narrative pushed using extreme measures of media manipulation and social influence, that should concern you. When your belief about a situation doesn’t reflect reality, something is influencing your perception.
Headlines:
2021-06-02 09:20:23 Appalling' for Fauci to follow Gov. Cuomo in profiting off pandemic: Joe Concha
2021-06-02 11:09:00 Fauci has not been ‘exactly honest,’ questions on Wuhan lab funding must be answered: Nancy Mace
2021-06-02 11:45:56 Former State Dept investigator on leaked Fauci emails: 'I don't trust these scientists' about Wuhan lab
2021-06-02 13:55:55 Rand Paul gives 2-word response to Fauci's unearthed emails
2021-06-02 15:38:51 Fauci emails spark flood of backlash: 'Needs to stop playing games'
2021-06-02 15:59:44 Press gushes over Fauci emails showing 'frank honesty,' 'pressure that fell on one man'
2021-06-02 20:04:04 MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace doesn't press Fauci on emails, gushes during a softball interview
2021-06-02 20:20:54 MacCallum pushes back on NIH chief denying he rejected lab-leak theory: 'You and Fauci jumped to conclusions'
2021-06-02 23:04:49 Hannity: Was Fauci engaged in a 'scientific' coverup?
2021-06-03 00:33:56 Tucker Carlson: Is Dr. Fauci under criminal investigation?
2021-06-03 01:21:19 Ingraham blasts Fauci as 'Man who cried COVID', wonders if days are numbered
2021-06-03 03:30:43 Meadows, Jordan call for Fauci to return to Congress and answer questions about emails
2021-06-03 07:04:47 The Five' on Dr. Fauci, cyberattack concerns
2021-06-03 07:18:07 Tucker: Fauci deserves to be under 'criminal investigation'
2021-06-03 09:53:22 Fauci emails paint ‘disturbing picture’ of COVID narrative: Sen. Rand Paul
2021-06-03 10:51:31 Media suggest Fauci was 'perplexed' by attention during pandemic, despite gaining celebrity status
2021-06-03 11:01:10 Lara Trump torches media for 'sad' coverage of Fauci emails: 'Journalism is dead'
2021-06-03 11:10:39 Fauci stresses keeping 'open mind' on coronavirus origin amid scrutiny over lab-leak theory
2021-06-03 11:14:59 Pompeo: We need to know what Fauci knew and 'when he knew it' about suspected Wuhan lab leak
2021-06-03 11:22:33 Fauci: Don't be 'accusatory' with China on coronavirus investigation
2021-06-03 12:15:27 Fauci not honest about COVID origin, says Adm. Brett Giroir
2021-06-03 12:23:38 Scalise, Comer say Fauci must testify about published emails, COVID-19 origin
2021-06-03 13:00:48 Concha: Why was Fauci emailing Chris Cuomo on ‘nightly basis’ after CNN anchor got COVID?
2021-06-03 15:08:25 Psaki defends Fauci after unearthed emails, calling him 'undeniable asset'
2021-06-03 15:44:58 Joe Concha: Fauci emails show he was aware of possible lab leak despite public dismissal
2021-06-03 17:37:56 Rand Paul slams Fauci book as 'science fiction' after it is pulled from store websites
2021-06-03 23:14:08 Levin blasts Fauci emails: 'Unimaginable irony' if health bureaucracy helped create what they protect against
2021-06-04 00:02:25 Pompeo: NIH tried to suppress State Dept virus probe; Fauci repeating Chinese Communist Party 'excuses'
2021-06-04 00:25:37 Ingraham rips Fauci's COVID collusion and defense of China
2021-06-04 00:55:50 DeSantis: Fauci's lockdown policies 'were not justified by the scientific data'
2021-06-04 02:47:59 Fauci: Are you saying we’re implicated over $120K a year for bat surveillance?
2021-06-04 07:52:50 Hannity knocks Fauci after emails released: 'Any idiot' could have 'realized' plausibility of Wuhan lab leak
2021-06-04 13:09:13 Tucker blasts media's friendly Fauci interviews: 'Enough of this nonsense, answer the freaking question'
2021-06-04 13:33:26 Biden says he's 'very confident' in Fauci after thousands of emails revealed
2021-06-04 14:20:21 Meghan McCain roasts Anthony Fauci: 'He clearly wanted to be a Kardashian' as well as a scientist
2021-06-04 14:31:32 Liberal media 'propping up' Fauci like they did with Gov. Cuomo: Concha
2021-06-04 14:46:13 Sen. Josh Hawley calls on Fauci to resign and for full investigation into COVID-19 origins
2021-06-04 15:04:53 The Ingraham Angle' on Fauci's emails, COVID narrative
2021-06-04 15:48:19 Psaki can't imagine circumstance where Biden would fire Fauci
2021-06-04 16:22:34 Wall Street Journal editorial: 'Reasonable to ask' why Fauci was slow to accept coronavirus lab-leak theory
2021-06-04 17:39:26 Fauci claims US gave $600,000 to Wuhan lab research; documents show it was more
2021-06-04 22:59:42 Tucker Carlson: Two-faced Fauci pushed draconian measures despite data
2021-06-04 22:55:52 Mike Pompeo: Dr. Fauci 'saw everything I saw' about COVID origins, but came to a different conclusion
2021-06-05 00:42:48 Hannity blasts Fauci: More interested in popularity among media friends than following science
2021-06-05 06:00:26 Sen. Marco Rubio: If Biden believes in science, he must fire Fauci
2021-06-05 09:54:16 Fauci haunted by the ghosts of abandoned coronavirus opinions
2021-06-05 12:07:39 Amid Fauci email revelations, growing number of Republicans call for top doc's ouster
2021-06-05 14:41:37 Stanford epidemiologist says Fauci's credibility is 'entirely shot'
2021-06-05 16:53:06 Rand Paul says family has received death threats over Fauci criticism
2021-06-05 20:49:35 Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy calls on Dr. Anthony Fauci to resign or be fired
2021-06-05 21:28:44 Jesse Watters: 'The Fauci era is officially over'
2021-06-05 22:08:38 Judge Jeanine: Fauci put 'America last' by using media 'deception tour' to cover up COVID origin
2021-06-06 04:59:25 Kristi Noem slams Dr. Fauci in speech to North Carolina’s GOP: ‘Fauci is wrong – a lot’
2021-06-06 16:00:05 Fauci’s emails leave ‘troubling’ story on COVID lab leak theory, time to 'retire or be fired': Rep. Tenney
2021-06-06 19:42:28 Fauci, FLOTUS visit NYC vaccination site, take zero questions from press
2021-06-06 22:13:22 Hilton: Resurfaced video of Dr. Fauci proves he lied about gain-of-function experiments and the Wuhan lab
2021-06-07 05:54:10 Scientist who emailed Fauci about COVID-19 possibly being engineered deactivates Twitter account
2021-06-07 13:21:22 CNN rushes to defend Fauci amid email controversy, accused of ‘non-journalistic behavior’
2021-06-09 15:32:03 Fauci on GOP criticism: A lot of attacks on me 'quite frankly are attacks on science'
2021-06-09 15:27:39 Chuck Todd defends Fauci's 'harmless' emails with nod to Hillary Clinton: 'We've seen this with emails before'
2021-06-09 19:42:24 Blackburn, Rubio, Cotton demand Fauci resign or be fired by Biden
2021-06-10 00:01:56 Sen. Kennedy tells Dr. Fauci to 'buy an emotional support pony' if his feelings are hurt over COVID criticism
2021-06-10 01:25:45 Ingraham: Anthony Fauci anointed himself as 'some kind of deity' while killing science
2021-06-10 11:57:32 Tucker Carlson calls out Fauci’s ‘bizarre’ claim that his critics are against science
2021-06-10 13:39:46 Sen. Marsha Blackburn rips Fauci, Big Tech and the media for working to 'silence' Wuhan lab theory
2021-06-10 16:13:37 Time for Fauci to resign or be fired: Sen. Tom Cotton
2021-06-10 16:56:49 Marco Rubio says Dr. Fauci should be fired, has done significant damage to public health
2021-06-10 18:55:40 Fauci should take larger role in investigating all potential sources of coronavirus, Grassley says
2021-06-11 06:00:37 Gregg Jarrett: Dr. Anthony Fauci should be criminally investigated
2021-06-11 19:02:42 Fauci pushes for expanded COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents
2021-06-09 15:27:39 Chuck Todd defends Fauci's 'harmless' emails with nod to Hillary Clinton: 'We've seen this with emails before'
2021-06-09 15:32:03 Fauci on GOP criticism: A lot of attacks on me 'quite frankly are attacks on science'
2021-06-09 19:42:24 Blackburn, Rubio, Cotton demand Fauci resign or be fired by Biden
2021-06-10 00:01:56 Sen. Kennedy tells Dr. Fauci to 'buy an emotional support pony' if his feelings are hurt over COVID criticism
2021-06-10 01:25:45 Ingraham: Anthony Fauci anointed himself as 'some kind of deity' while killing science
2021-06-10 11:57:32 Tucker Carlson calls out Fauci’s ‘bizarre’ claim that his critics are against science
2021-06-10 13:39:46 Sen. Marsha Blackburn rips Fauci, Big Tech and the media for working to 'silence' Wuhan lab theory
2021-06-10 16:13:37 Time for Fauci to resign or be fired: Sen. Tom Cotton
2021-06-10 16:56:49 Marco Rubio says Dr. Fauci should be fired, has done significant damage to public health
2021-06-10 18:55:40 Fauci should take larger role in investigating all potential sources of coronavirus, Grassley says
2021-06-11 06:00:37 Gregg Jarrett: Dr. Anthony Fauci should be criminally investigated
2021-06-11 19:02:42 Fauci pushes for expanded COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents
2021-06-09 15:27:39 Chuck Todd defends Fauci's 'harmless' emails with nod to Hillary Clinton: 'We've seen this with emails before'
2021-06-09 15:32:03 Fauci on GOP criticism: A lot of attacks on me 'quite frankly are attacks on science'
2021-06-09 19:42:24 Blackburn, Rubio, Cotton demand Fauci resign or be fired by Biden
2021-06-10 00:01:56 Sen. Kennedy tells Dr. Fauci to 'buy an emotional support pony' if his feelings are hurt over COVID criticism
2021-06-10 01:25:45 Ingraham: Anthony Fauci anointed himself as 'some kind of deity' while killing science
2021-06-10 11:57:32 Tucker Carlson calls out Fauci’s ‘bizarre’ claim that his critics are against science
2021-06-10 13:39:46 Sen. Marsha Blackburn rips Fauci, Big Tech and the media for working to 'silence' Wuhan lab theory
2021-06-10 16:13:37 Time for Fauci to resign or be fired: Sen. Tom Cotton
2021-06-10 16:56:49 Marco Rubio says Dr. Fauci should be fired, has done significant damage to public health
2021-06-10 18:55:40 Fauci should take larger role in investigating all potential sources of coronavirus, Grassley says
2021-06-11 06:00:37 Gregg Jarrett: Dr. Anthony Fauci should be criminally investigated
2021-06-11 19:02:42 Fauci pushes for expanded COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents
2021-06-09 15:27:39 Chuck Todd defends Fauci's 'harmless' emails with nod to Hillary Clinton: 'We've seen this with emails before'
2021-06-09 15:32:03 Fauci on GOP criticism: A lot of attacks on me 'quite frankly are attacks on science'
2021-06-09 19:42:24 Blackburn, Rubio, Cotton demand Fauci resign or be fired by Biden
2021-06-10 00:01:56 Sen. Kennedy tells Dr. Fauci to 'buy an emotional support pony' if his feelings are hurt over COVID criticism
2021-06-10 01:25:45 Ingraham: Anthony Fauci anointed himself as 'some kind of deity' while killing science
2021-06-10 11:57:32 Tucker Carlson calls out Fauci’s ‘bizarre’ claim that his critics are against science
2021-06-10 13:39:46 Sen. Marsha Blackburn rips Fauci, Big Tech and the media for working to 'silence' Wuhan lab theory
2021-06-10 16:13:37 Time for Fauci to resign or be fired: Sen. Tom Cotton
2021-06-10 16:56:49 Marco Rubio says Dr. Fauci should be fired, has done significant damage to public health
2021-06-10 18:55:40 Fauci should take larger role in investigating all potential sources of coronavirus, Grassley says
2021-06-11 06:00:37 Gregg Jarrett: Dr. Anthony Fauci should be criminally investigated
2021-06-11 19:02:42 Fauci pushes for expanded COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents
2021-06-09 15:27:39 Chuck Todd defends Fauci's 'harmless' emails with nod to Hillary Clinton: 'We've seen this with emails before'
2021-06-09 15:32:03 Fauci on GOP criticism: A lot of attacks on me 'quite frankly are attacks on science'
2021-06-09 19:42:24 Blackburn, Rubio, Cotton demand Fauci resign or be fired by Biden
2021-06-10 00:01:56 Sen. Kennedy tells Dr. Fauci to 'buy an emotional support pony' if his feelings are hurt over COVID criticism
2021-06-10 01:25:45 Ingraham: Anthony Fauci anointed himself as 'some kind of deity' while killing science
2021-06-10 11:57:32 Tucker Carlson calls out Fauci’s ‘bizarre’ claim that his critics are against science
2021-06-10 13:39:46 Sen. Marsha Blackburn rips Fauci, Big Tech and the media for working to 'silence' Wuhan lab theory
2021-06-10 16:13:37 Time for Fauci to resign or be fired: Sen. Tom Cotton
2021-06-10 16:56:49 Marco Rubio says Dr. Fauci should be fired, has done significant damage to public health
2021-06-10 18:55:40 Fauci should take larger role in investigating all potential sources of coronavirus, Grassley says
2021-06-11 06:00:37 Gregg Jarrett: Dr. Anthony Fauci should be criminally investigated
2021-06-11 19:02:42 Fauci pushes for expanded COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents
Matt Gaetz
Query: “Gaetz” and “Sex-Trafficking”
Notes: Only one headline indicates there is a situation where Rep Matt Gaetz may have acted criminally. The evidence is worrisome and thus far we know a great deal.
The congressman showed pornographic images on the House floor. Gaetz’s friend Joel Greenberg had his charges dropped from 33 to 6 in exchange for cooperation, and that cooperation almost certainly involves Gaetz.
Text messages between Rep. Matt Gaetz’s friend and “Big Joe” Ellicott that people with key information about an alleged underage sex ring were concerned as investigators closed in—and they bolster the evidence of Gaetz’s involvement. Although Rep. Cheney was ousted without ethical violation, few have condemned Gaetz.
Headlines:
6/3/2021 9:41 Feds investigating whether Matt Gaetz obstructed justice, reports say
6/8/2021 14:06 Fired Florida health official plots run against Matt Gaetz
Michael Flynn
Query: “Michael Flynn” and “coup”
Notes: Flynn recently stated, when asked why a military coup like the one that happened in Myanmar couldn’t happen here (referencing the US), “No reason. I mean, it should happen here. No reason.”
After a recording of the statement circulated, Flynn faced backlash. He denied the remark and sent messages stating that he had not said this.
The fact remains he did say it, and more importantly, extremists on the internet aren’t accepting his recant. Flynn also urged people to take action on Jan 6 and he may control a sizeable militia-minded population. No one knows for sure. Flynn’s attorney Sidney Powell denies her client said what he said on the recording.
Rep Liz Cheney, the former Republican leader of the House of Representatives, strongly rebuked the comments from Flynn.
Headlines:
6/3/2021 3:43 New media target: Wild chatter about Trump’s swift return to power
What to make of the disparate coverage
The disparate coverage and the gravity of each situation suggest an organization concerned with something other than reporting. Its licensing and disclaimers should reflect that or the company should be held legally responsible for misleading viewers.
Recent lawsuits against Fox have been fought by saying no reasonable person would believe the Fox personality. Clearly, people did and do. The organization is living above the law and doing significant societal damage. Report news with adherence to journalistic ethics or be clear that it’s simply entertainment TV.
The FCC says on the matter of distorting the news:
The Commission often receives complaints concerning broadcast journalism, such as allegations that stations have aired inaccurate or one-sided news reports or comments, covered stories inadequately, or overly dramatized the events that they cover. For the reasons noted previously, the Commission generally will not intervene in these cases because it would be inconsistent with the First Amendment to replace the journalistic judgment of licensees with our own.
However, as public trustees, broadcast licensees may not intentionally distort the news. The FCC has stated that “rigging or slanting the news is a most heinous act against the public interest.” The Commission will investigate a station for news distortion if it receives documented evidence of rigging or slanting, such as testimony or other documentation, from individuals with direct personal knowledge that a licensee or its management engaged in the intentional falsification of the news.
Of particular concern would be evidence of the direction to employees from station management to falsify the news.1 However, absent such a compelling showing, the Commission will not intervene.
We have paid dearly for these distortions, some with their lives. They contribute to significant discord in society, up through the highest offices. Even among Republicans, exclusive FOX viewers hold far more extreme views.
FOX must decide if it would like to report news or entertain. Doing both is eroding democracy.
Precisely this happened recently at the New York Post