So there was a lot of hoopla going on after Newsweek tried to claim that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson had created a show on Russian state TV.
Tucker Carlson launches show on Russian state TV https://t.co/5hvYjqcvuj pic.twitter.com/6nZwE6K5ce
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 21, 2024
Newsweek was claiming that Tucker launched a show after they saw Tuckers videos on Russian TV and they just ran the story never bothering to contact Tucker or his company.
One of Tuckers business partners Neil Patel tore into denying the claim adding, “Whoever is currently pretending to be the old Newsweek brand would know that if they had checked with us before printing like news companies are supposed to do.”
The Tucker Carlson Network has not done any deals with state media in any country. Whoever is currently pretending to be the old Newsweek brand would know that if they had checked with us before printing like news companies are supposed to do. https://t.co/xbukz58F88
— Neil Patel (@NeilPatelTDC) May 21, 2024
Dean Thompson, head of programming and production operations at the Tucker Carlson Network, told Newsweek: “The story of a Russian show is totally false. Any use of our content by that channel is without legal permission.”
The story was 100% fake news.
Annnnnd it’s 100% fake news
Newsweek corrected that they made the story up entirely after seeing Tucker videos appear on Russian TV https://t.co/cBwTlvXaac
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) May 21, 2024
A fact check was also done on X (formerly Twitter) showing that Newsweek made the claim after a Russian newspaper reported that a Russian TV station aired clips of Tucker.
Then without doing any investigation published the claim.
Of course, everyones favoriate deep state pusher of misinformation former Rep. Adam Kinzinger was right on cue to push the fake story.
So the “Russia Russia Russia” hoax, is not a hoax at all. They really are in the tank https://t.co/1Avw9Oso6f
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) May 21, 2024
Same with Bill Kristol.
Bill Kristol never saw a Russiagate lie he didn’t immediately deepthroat https://t.co/8LDiZDGE92
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 21, 2024
It was all BS.
This original Newsweek headline predictably went viral, claiming Tucker Carlson has “launched” a new program on Russia state TV.
The “edited” article now makes clear the whole story is bullshit — false — but it was an irresistible McCarthyite smear:https://t.co/tOB6K7IxD4. pic.twitter.com/KDaGKfh7wl
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 21, 2024
Of course there will be no repercussions over what took place or apologies.
