Hoax by Brian Stelter

 From Brian Stelter's new book: "The word 'hoax' was uttered more than nine hundred times on Fox News in the first six months of 2020. Every time Trump tweeted it, or Hannity shouted it, a little bit more truth was chipped away from America's foundation--precisely at a time when the country was beset by multiple crises and needed honesty and accuracy, compassion and sound science."

Hoax recounts the fascinating and yes, often frightening, relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News. If you're a diehard Fox watcher/Trump fan, you probably won't appreciate Stelter showing what's going on behind the curtain at the network. If you're not a Fox fan, you won't be totally surprised by what's on these pages--though it is a little unnerving to see how much influence Trump has had over the content of Fox's shows. It was also eye-opening to find that those who were tired of working at Fox and wanted to go to another network were often unable to because they had been "tainted" by their association with Fox. 

Definitely worth reading.

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