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'A nightmare for Fox': CNN panel says right-wing cable network in massive trouble over Dominion lawsuit

On Thursday's edition of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," a panel of legal experts weighed in on Dominion Voting Systems' preliminary victory at a key step of their lawsuit against Fox News.

"By putting Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, making these outrageous false allegations on the air without allowing Dominion to refute them, that's libel," said chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. "And that's what Fox is going to have to defend. And I don't know how they're going to defend it it. I think it's a very good case for the plaintiffs."

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Fox News doctor calls for unvaxxed to get Covid-19: 'It's' time to allow this mild infection to circulate'

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier on Wednesday called for unvaccinated people to get Covid-19 despite CDC guidance that says otherwise.

During a segment about Covid-19 safety rules, Fox News host Bill Hemmer falsely claimed that the "virus is dying out."

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Ted Cruz forgets his Cancun getaway as he attacks Democrats: 'In a time of crisis, character is revealed'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday said that the character of Democrats had been "revealed" by a "time of crisis," but the lawmaker forgot to mention that he fled his own state last year when a winter storm crisis hit.

During a 20-minute appearance on CBNC, Cruz repeatedly railed against vaccine mandates and downplayed the need to be vaccinated.

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Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham will address their Meadows text messages on Tuesday night: Fox News' Bret Baier

Two primetime Fox News personalities are apparently going to address text messages they sent to former Trump chief of staff during the January 6th riots at the United States Capitol building.

Fox News host Bret Baier said on Tuesday that both Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity are going to discuss "in depth" the text messages they sent to Meadows urging him to get former President Donald Trump to call off the rioters at the Capitol.

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'They're not journalists': CNN juxtaposes Fox News hosts' texts with their on-air comments on Jan. 6

CNN host John King on Tuesday exposed the hypocrisy of Fox News hosts Sean Hannity, Brian Kilmeade and Laura Ingraham, who privately called for then-President Donald Trump to ask rioters to go home on Jan. 6.

During a panel discussion on CNN, King played clips that juxtaposed texts the hosts sent to then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows with statements the same hosts made on the air on the evening of Jan. 6.

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'The silence is deafening': Dem lawmaker busts Fox News for ignoring hosts' texts to Mark Meadows

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), chairman of the House Rules Committee, called out Fox News on Tuesday after the network failed to cover the news that at least three of its hosts had texted then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Jan. 6.

At a Tuesday Rules Committee hearing to consider holding Meadows in contempt of Congress, McGovern noted that Jan. 6 Select Committee member Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) had recently revealed that Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade had texted the then-chief of staff as the Capitol riot was ongoing.

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Steve Bannon melts down because Elon Musk is putting chips in people's brains before the 2022 midterms

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon worried on Monday because one of Elon Musk's companies plans to implant chips in people's brains before the 2022 midterms.

Musk recently said that his Neuralink company would likely implant the chip in "people that have severe spinal-cord injuries like tetraplegics, quadriplegics" sometime next year.

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Dr. Oz flips out after Philadelphia newspaper omits 'doctor' from his name: 'They want to silence me'

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor who is running as a Republican for U.S. Senate, lashed out at a newspaper on Monday after the title of "Dr." was omitted from his name.

During an appearance on Fox News, Oz accused The Philadelphia Inquirer of trying to silence him because the paper has announced that it would refer to him as "Mehmet Oz."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Chris Wallace amid move to CNN+: 'He’s incapable of real journalism'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out at former Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday after it was announced that he is moving to the CNN+ streaming service.

"After 18 years, this is my final Fox News Sunday," Wallace announced on Sunday. "It is the last time -- and I say this with real sadness -- we will meet like this."

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MSNBC panel questions what led to Chris Wallace's 'abrupt departure' from Fox News

An hour before CNN confirmed that longtime Fox News host Chris Wallace was coming to work at CNN+ after he surprised his fans with an unexpected goodbye announcement, the panel on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show" speculated why the host made what they called an "abrupt departure."

With the panel praising Wallace as an oasis of professionalism at a network more known for bomb-throwers like Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson, former Republican National Committee head Michael Steele suggested the host may have grown weary of working in such an atmosphere.

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'It's just putting on a mask': CBS host smacks down GOP governor who says wearing mask is a 'penalty box'

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) met resistance from CBS host Margaret Brennan on Sunday after he compared wearing face masks to being put in a "penalty box."

During an interview on Face the Nation, Brennan noted that Sununu had canceled his inauguration because of armed anti-vaccine protesters.

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Chris Christie: Mark Meadows PowerPoint proves Trump's failed coup was 'driven from the top'

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday suggested that planning that led up to the Jan. 6 riot "was driven from the top" by former President Donald Trump.

During a panel discussion on ABC's This Week program, host George Stephanopoulos noted that former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows had turned over a PowerPoint presentation to the Jan. 6 Committee. The slide show outlined plans for overturning the 2020 election.

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Chuck Todd turns tables on GOP senator who won't admit Biden won: 'Do you believe you were elected?'

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) on Sunday refused to admit that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

During an interview on Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd asked Marshall why former President Donald Trump has not conceded the 2020 election.

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