Newsweek joined establishment media on Tuesday in spreading falsehoods and slandering Tucker Carlson. The outlet later updated the article to reflect a different reality, but continued to imply that the populist commentator respected the Russian regime.
Some of the older episodes of Tucker Carlson’s show were translated for the East Slavs.
broadcast on the state-run Russia News Channel. According to Dean Thompson, head of programming and production operations for the Tucker Carlson Network, this was done “without legal authorization.”
Newsweek magazine derided itself by reinterpreting the theft as a partnership.
Blaze News previously detailed how Newsweek’s “senior news reporters” operated. brendan cole Accidentally claimed “The show is part of a joint project with Carlson Television, where he will interview people and politicians with “views that differ from the mainstream,” he said.
Cole apparently took the Russian government newspaper Rossiska Gazieta at face value and reportedly refrained from checking with Karlsson or his team.
Neil Patel, CEO of Tucker Carlson Network;
It was revealed “The Tucker Carlson Network does not have any business dealings with national media outlets in any country,” it said, adding, “Whoever is currently masquerading as the old Newsweek brand is printing the same thing news companies should do. If you had checked with us before, you would have known that,” he added. . ”
Newsweek magazine’s defamatory article, compiled into an article titled “Tucker Carlson to launch show on Russian state TV,” has garnered significant attention and reaction, fueling the prejudices of some critics in the U.S. and other countries. is what happened.
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The tweet was later deleted and the article changed, but it appears the damage was done. various
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Some of the people claiming Newsweek’s false story online include
Mayor Heath Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz Rejected Confronted with the true story, surrendering the position they believed they had won in the ongoing battle against the character of Tucker Carlson.
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Said Philip Melanchthon Wegman of RealClear Politics: “Completely bullish on all fronts.”
“Newsweek is clearly trying to give the Biden administration an excuse to read my personal communications under FISA,” Carlson continued. “It’s pretty insidious.”
Biden recently ratified the bill.
Re-certifying Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act puts the government in a prime position to spy on Carlson, and it may not be the first time.
Citing insights from “whistleblowers within the U.S. government,” Carlson said:
was suggested In 2021, it was reported that the National Security Agency was “monitoring our electronic communications and attempting to leak them to gain intelligence.” [his Fox News] Show off the air. ”
When asked about Newsweek’s coverage, Carlson said
Said CNN reporter Hadas Gold said: “It’s obviously all fake, like most stories in the American news media. Of course, I’m not affiliated with Russia. The first thing I heard about this was… [this] morning. ”
Blaze News Editor-in-Chief Matthew Peterson said: “It is important to note that this alarming incident is not just ‘fake news’, as if it were not bad enough. “Yes,” he answered. attack About Tucker Carlson and his media business. ”
“Like many media outlets today, Newsweek is a pawn in a much larger game, even if parts of the federal government are not already monitoring him because of his opposing political views. It’s clear that we want to monitor this. An honest media cannot continue to allow this to continue to happen. We must work together to fight back.” added.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald, host of “System Update,” said, “An original Newsweek headline claiming that Tucker Carlson has ‘launched’ a new show on Russian state television has predictably gone viral. The ‘edited’ article made it clear that the whole story was bullish.” **** — False — But it was an irresistible McCarthyite stain. ”
This is not the first time Carlson has been accused of collaborating with Russian state television to broadcast programs. The BBC’s Francis Scarr spotted an advertisement for a Russian translation of Carlson’s program.
Focus on it In September, “Russia 24,” the Russian state television news channel, reported that Tucker Carlson had taken a new job at the station.
Facing a similar wave of anger and ridicule, Carlson
Said Max Seddon of the Financial Times said: “I have no idea what you’re talking about. I’ve never heard of this show or this channel. Of course, I’m the host of a show on Russian TV. There’s no way. That’s ridiculous. Please.”
“Russia-related bull**** has increased. There’s too much to keep up with,” Carlson added.
Blaze News has reached out to Dean Thompson for further comment and will update this article if we hear back.
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