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'Absolutely false': Fox News brutally fact checks Mike Pence after he whitewashes Jan. 6 attack

A Fox News segment criticized former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday after he referred to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as simply "one day in January."

Pence made the remarks Monday on Sean Hannity's Fox News program but it took almost a week for anyone on the network to criticize the comments.

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Kevin McCarthy accuses Google of trying to 'control' his thoughts

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested on Sunday that Google is trying to "control" his thoughts through its search platform.

McCarthy made the claim after Fox News host Maria Bartiromo accused Google of conspiring with the Biden administration.

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'So you think the election was stolen?' Chris Wallace corners Steve Scalise for repeating Trump's lies

Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday tried his hardest to get Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) to say whether he believes the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" from Donald Trump.

The question came up during an interview on Fox News Sunday.

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Republicans are suddenly realizing they can't keep attacking Facebook — here's why: columnist

This week, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told a bipartisan committee about the horrors of how her former company put profits over the safety of children and the dissemination of accurate news.

But on Thursday, writing for Slate, Aaron Mak noted that many Republican pundits — who have long bashed Facebook for supposedly censoring conservatives — are suddenly realizing that they can't stay on the anti-Facebook train.

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Mike Lindell's latest conspiracy theory: Fox News 'invited' Dominion lawsuit in order to fire Lou Dobbs

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has a new conspiracy theory about the 2020 presidential election.

The pillow executive told Real America's Voice host Steve Bannon that he believes Fox News secretly "invited" a lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems as an excuse to fire Fox Business host Lou Dobbs and stifle discussion about the election.

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Steve Bannon claims Facebook whistleblower is 'psyops' conspiracy to destroy MAGA

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon suggested on Tuesday that Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is part of a "psyops" campaign to destroy former President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.

Bannon spoke out on his daily broadcast as Haugen was testifying before a Senate hearing on Facebook's history of putting profit over its users' health.

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Fox News is recruiting health workers to do COVID tests for employees who refuse vaccinations: report

According to a recruiting email obtained by the conservative Bulwark, Fox News is seeking health workers to give COVID-19 tests to employees who balk at being vaccinated.

What is telling about the hiring drive is that the company is suggesting the those who find employment with them are looking at "indefinite/long-term assignment" that could lead to over a year of employment.

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April Ryan on Stephanie Grisham: 'I'm actually concerned for her life now'

White House correspondent April Ryan said this week that she is "concerned" that former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham could be murdered by fans of former President Donald Trump.

According to Ryan, Grisham "is now toast" among Republicans after writing her tell-all book about the Trump administration.

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'Let's not dumb this down': Jen Psaki clashes with Peter Doocy over cost of Dem spending plan

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki encouraged Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy not to dumb down his reporting on a spending bill that is being pushed by Democrats.

During Monday's White House briefing, Doocy suggested that Democrats have been dishonest by claiming that the overall cost of the bill would be "nothing" because it is paid for by tax hikes on corporations and wealthy individuals.

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Steve Bannon doubles down on 'shock troops' takeover plan: 'We're going to have 20,000 ready to go'

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon on Monday defended his plan to use "shock troops" to rebuild the government during a Republican takeover.

"If you're going to take over the administrative state and deconstruct it, then you have to have shock troops prepared to take it over immediately," Bannon explained to NBC News last week.

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'Utterly trash': Fox News faces backlash after attacking amputee Tammy Duckworth for using veteran benefits

Fox News faced backlash over the weekend due to a report about Sen. Tammy Duckworth's taxes.

In a column on Sunday, Fox News writer Dom Calicchio reported that Duckworth had not paid property tax on her Illinois home since 2015.

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'I better start something': Lauren Boebert explains how she trolls 'when I don't see a headline attacking me'

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) explained recently that she often tries to troll the media when she doesn't see headlines "attacking" her.

During an interview on OAN, Boebert said that she had made an "error" by using campaign funds to pay utility and rent bills.

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Maria Bartiromo claims 'Black community' had 'huge outpouring' for Republicans in 2020 election

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo claimed over the weekend that the Black community had a "huge outpouring for conservative values" during the 2020 and 2016 elections.

Bartiromo made the remarks while interviewing Christian Walker, the son of Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker.

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