Decoding Fox News

Fox tried to forget that Trump was just found guilty of 34 criminal felony charges. The network focused on his fundraising while openly shilling for his campaign. Fox also trotted out two old villains - Hunter Biden, the drug-addicted son of the president and Dr. Anthony Fauci, a man the right-wing has turned into a sadistic mad scientist. Judge Jeanine blamed Jill Biden for the actions of her hus...

Fox & Friends featured an interview with Trump that was supposed to be 90 minutes long yet they just recycled and cut up the same 15 minutes over four hours. Trump made a slightly racist remark to Rachel Campos-Duffy. Will Cain fawned all over him. Gov. Doug Burgum called for people to rise up against the Trump verdict. Jesse Watters predicted a revolution while Greg Gutfeld implied they’ll be rio...

A breakdown of Fox News from "The Five," to "Hannity" on the night Trump was found guilty. Judge Jeanine repeatedly calls Stormy Daniels a hooker. Jonathan Turley is disturbed that so many folks celebrated the verdict. Trey Gowdy invents “battered lawyer syndrome,” and Greg Gutfeld makes a joke about meth that lands like a lead balloon. Mark Levin screams a lot. Laura Ingraham goes into full histr...

It was a week full of conspiracy theories, lies mixed with general panic about the criminal trial Trump faces in Manhattan. Secret Chinese armies, evil Marxist feminists, along with lies about Black and Latino unemployment. Jesse Watters and Judge Jeanine both hyped up the false claim that the FBI approved the use of deadly force. Judge Jeanine trans Gov. Krisit Noem again - never mess with a dog...

This episode is a journey that starts with one media savvy YouTube personality that Fox News tries to pawn off as a random man from The Bronx. I picked up on some clues that many of the “every day New Yorkers,” featured in segments about Trump’s rally in The Bronx were really politicians and activists. I created a Twitter thread about it Fox News responded. The entire thing comes full circle. I al...

Fox News completely forgot about pro-Palestinian protesters and the Israel-Hamas War choosing instead to focus on Trump’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan. The network featured Trump’s toadies - a legion of lawmakers desperate to suck up to their dear leader. Jesse Watters claimed Trump was meditating in court - not nodding off. Judge Jeanine Pirro clutched her pearls over Biden’s joke “I he...

Matt Taibbi claims the New York Times has a left wing bias while appearing on Fox News, a right-wing propaganda network. Eric Shawn continues to go rogue regarding the Trump hush money trial. A Columbia Univ. student criticizes Fox News' college protest coverage without realizing it. The cast of Fox and Friends seemed to think George Washington hated protesters even though he was a revolutionary h...

Fox News dedicated over 2/3 of its airtime to covering the college protests last week. The network often ran commercial free hours of live feeds from UCLA or Columbia University. Fox portrayed the protesters as violent antisemites who were determined to destroy the country. Some of them even had nose rings. The network cited matching tents as proof of a nefarious foreign actors fueling the demonst...

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John V. Petrocelli, an experimental social psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University and author of The Life-Changing Science of Detecting B******t breaks down propaganda on Fox News with Decoding Fox News founder, Juliet Jeske, MA in Journalism, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. We breakdown clips along the lines of the psychology of how Fox manipulates...

Fox News tried really hard to intimidate jurors on Trump's criminal hush money trial. Jesse Watters seemed to make it his personal mission to reveal the jurors identities. Tammy Bruce said the world was destroyed but Trump will save the world. Sean Hannity lied about our alliance with Israel. Charlie Hurt compared Trump's trial to O.J. Simpson's double murder trial and said the crminal trial would...

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he wouldn't endorse Biden in 2024. He also didn't endorse or praise Trump. Fox News tried to make a lot out of random celebrities complaining about things. Kid Rock praised Trump while failing to disclose that Budweiser is sponsoring his latest music tour. The Five blamed an earthquake on Democrats. There was a lot of bigotry against transgender people. Matt Whitaker...

Fox desperately tried to blame Biden or Pete Buttigieg for the bridge collapse in Baltimore. As soon as they couldn't find a political angle for the story they dropped it. Greg Gutfeld got jealous of Stephen Colbert. Judge Jeanine couldn't tell the difference between a civil and criminal bond. Stephen Miller predicted waves of migrants entering the U.S. just to steal people's homes. Lara Trump has...

Fox News hosts were outraged that members of the media reacted to Trump saying there will be a bloodbath if he doesn't win reelection. Jesse Watters thinks Mexicans love Trump's taco bowls. Judge Jeanine said migrants will steal your home. Steve Doocy went rogue twice! The House held the another nothing-burger hearing about Hunter Biden. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with...

Laura Ingraham cranks up fear and paranoia to epic levels. The cast of The Five freaks out that Joe Biden corrected his use of the term illegal. Clinton's sock drawer was classified. Tulsi Gabbard dons a tin foil hat. Harold Ford Jr. gets a major detail about the Haitian crisis wrong. I tell a goofy story about Haiti, Voodoo, a bigot and a cruise ship. This is a public episode. If you'd like to di...

Sean Hannity invents the term "Jacked up Joe" Fox includes a clip of an unhinged woman in a diner then completely lies about what she said. Lawrence Jones is awful. Kellyanne Conway clutches her pearls. Jesse Watters thinks Helium is combustible. It's a another wacky week on Fox News. I do a quick impression of Judge Jeanie and Katie Britt. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...

Fox News dedicated nine hours of coverage for Super Tuesday. I captured it all and break it down. The guests got a bit wild in the last three hours as Fox News booked strongly opinionated folks from the center left to left who repeatedly trashed Trump and bolstered Biden. There were no strong voices from the right to defend Trump so things got weird. This one was fun. This is a public episode. If...

Fox News turned to its legit news team to break down the SOTU. They made amazing observations such as - Biden walks too slow. If he was perfect then he was terrible. I also compare Fox to PBS in this one and do a detailed breakdown of the crazy way Senator Katie Britt delivered the Republican response. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

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Meet the Trump cult in their natural habitat of the Southern diner. Trump spews a bunch of nonsense in a highly edited town hall. Ainsley Earhardt goes on about 'normal Americans" Fox News exploits the murder of a nursing student to smear migrants. I make fun of Kari Lake at the end of this one and do a quick impression of my mom. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other...

This episode focuses on how Fox News covered the South Carolina primary. There was a great deal of concern by many folks on Fox about Trump's chances in the general election. Is Nikki Haley going rogue? Will Trump be able to get her supporters once she drops out? I do a goofy impression of Judge Jeanine at the end of the episode. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other s...

This episode is an overview of every show on Friday night starting from The Five to Hannity. The Fox News hosts breakdown and freakout. Eric Trump claimed his father built the New York City skyline. Alina Habba is outraged about a Starbucks cup. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingfoxnews.substack.com/subscri...

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I do a couple of goofy impressions at the end of the episode. Fox News freaked out over the special counsel report on Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. They predicted he would resign immediately. They also acted as if he was an unhinged violent lunatic who would physically assault the press. the pearl clutching was next level. I also explore how the network handled the bipartisan spend...