Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
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Summary
The instant New York Times bestseller that reveals the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump—with explosive new reporting covering the election and the January 6 riot。
As the nation recovers from the Trump presidency， many questions remain: Why was the COVID-19 pandemic so grossly mishandled？ How did we get so politically polarized？ What caused white nationalist groups to come out of the shadows， and are they here to stay？
The answers lie the twisted story of the relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News。 Through firsthand accounts from over 250 current and former Fox insiders， CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter unlocks the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s multibillion-dollar media empire。 The confessions are shocking: “We don’t really believe all this stuff，” a producer says。 “We just tell other people to believe it。”
Stelter completes the story of the Trump years and looks toward the future of the network that made him。 Hoax is a book for anyone who reads the news and wonders how we got here， and what happens next。
As the nation recovers from the Trump presidency， many questions remain: Why was the COVID-19 pandemic so grossly mishandled？ How did we get so politically polarized？ What caused white nationalist groups to come out of the shadows， and are they here to stay？
The answers lie the twisted story of the relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News。 Through firsthand accounts from over 250 current and former Fox insiders， CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter unlocks the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s multibillion-dollar media empire。 The confessions are shocking: “We don’t really believe all this stuff，” a producer says。 “We just tell other people to believe it。”
Stelter completes the story of the Trump years and looks toward the future of the network that made him。 Hoax is a book for anyone who reads the news and wonders how we got here， and what happens next。
Reviews
Daniel Fisher
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Brian Stelter is a toxic troll who has profited off disinformation by pushing false narratives and bogus stories。 I was hoping to get substantial insight into his work but was left underwhelmed and bored。 I was not surprised when a CSPAN called referred to him as the Minister of Misinformation。 I don’t think he will have a future in journalism， as he is not a journalist。 He is a faux activist who adds no real value into the world。 As Joe Rogan correctly said， he has a “terrible show” and this is Brian Stelter is a toxic troll who has profited off disinformation by pushing false narratives and bogus stories。 I was hoping to get substantial insight into his work but was left underwhelmed and bored。 I was not surprised when a CSPAN called referred to him as the Minister of Misinformation。 I don’t think he will have a future in journalism， as he is not a journalist。 He is a faux activist who adds no real value into the world。 As Joe Rogan correctly said， he has a “terrible show” and this is a terrible book。 Hopefully we are witnessing the slow demise of these phoney propaganda agents and the rise of solid， independent journalists who value truth above all else。 。。。more
Sophie Tran
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（i think i am contractually obligated to disclose that I work with Brian at CNN）this was really good and gave me nightmares。 i need to read more nonfiction。
Marie Smith
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supposedly the paperback version has more than the earlier released hardback
Duane Prejean
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Worth a read。
Garret Roberts
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Brian Steltzer does a good job of describing the issues facing Fox， and much of the news industry， amidst the digital age。 While COVID， Trump and the attacks on the capital on January 6 are used as a spring board to illustrate some of the major issues， the most interesting parts of the book are centered on the environment at Fox News。 While a lot of sources are anonymous for their own safety and jobs， it helps paint a picture of what these major newsrooms look like。 With networks getting better Brian Steltzer does a good job of describing the issues facing Fox， and much of the news industry， amidst the digital age。 While COVID， Trump and the attacks on the capital on January 6 are used as a spring board to illustrate some of the major issues， the most interesting parts of the book are centered on the environment at Fox News。 While a lot of sources are anonymous for their own safety and jobs， it helps paint a picture of what these major newsrooms look like。 With networks getting better ratings from opinion， it changes how traditional reporters fit into the industry。 The book certainly didn’t need a second printing， as the January 6 section is very small and only last a few pages， but the story is still good。 I do wish there was an apt comparison to other newsrooms more often。 While the absence of a fact checking desk is interesting， that’s the only element explored。 Additionally， how have stations such as MSNBC changed at the same time？ Both Fox News and it’s left counterpart feature heavy opinion programming schedules， so what differentiates them？ Is there a similar issue industry wide？ All questions that I had wished were answered as well。 Overall， a good read for those interested in the news industry itself and how it operates。 。。。more
Izza
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4 stars | very interesting but so freaking surreal 🤯
Edward ott
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As usual it was so much worse than I thought。
Dorothy Stephens
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It's sure not hard to pick out the reviews written by Trump supporters / Faux News junkies。 The reviews literally prove the point of the book。 It's sure not hard to pick out the reviews written by Trump supporters / Faux News junkies。 The reviews literally prove the point of the book。 。。。more
Hella Comat
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A great look behind Fox News - it’s hard to use the word News next to Fox though。 So many employees disagreed with the messages and actual lies that some of the news and opinion shows were spreading in the past 5 years， but ratings mean money， and money is more important than ethics。What surprised me was how close the ex-president was to the network - watching hours and hours per day， tweeting whatever Fox claimed or made up （and they claimed anything that Trump’s base would like no matter how A great look behind Fox News - it’s hard to use the word News next to Fox though。 So many employees disagreed with the messages and actual lies that some of the news and opinion shows were spreading in the past 5 years， but ratings mean money， and money is more important than ethics。What surprised me was how close the ex-president was to the network - watching hours and hours per day， tweeting whatever Fox claimed or made up （and they claimed anything that Trump’s base would like no matter how ridiculous or untrue it was）， and how he actually influenced the content - telling the network what he liked， criticizing and mocking anything at all that was critical of him， and how anyone who didn’t support the right wing agenda was easily removed。I can’t understand why people choose to side with such a polarizing viewpoint。 I always want to just know the facts， and search multiple sources to find them out。 Why just watch TV to confirm your bias？ 。。。more
Ryan
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For someone who checks seven different news sources every morning （and multiple times throughout the day， Fox included）， nothing in here was especially surprising， unexpected， or shocking。 I’ve had my theories about Fox’s spin， radicalism， omissions， and whataboutisms for years， back to the W years and their mentality of “Your either with us or against us，” “Support the troops or you’re not American，” and we don’t need to get started on the Obama years with the birtherism issues and fear-stoking For someone who checks seven different news sources every morning （and multiple times throughout the day， Fox included）， nothing in here was especially surprising， unexpected， or shocking。 I’ve had my theories about Fox’s spin， radicalism， omissions， and whataboutisms for years， back to the W years and their mentality of “Your either with us or against us，” “Support the troops or you’re not American，” and we don’t need to get started on the Obama years with the birtherism issues and fear-stoking of Sharia Law。 For years I’ve always start each day by opening up CNN。com， MSNBC。com， Huffingtonpost。com， NPR。com， Foxnews。com， drudgereport。com; five years ago I started adding Breitbart。com， this past year I started adding Oann and Newsmax， just to see how everyone is covering the days events， what’s being said， what’s being left off。 For years I’ve heard about the Trump/Hannity feedback loop， the revolving door of people going from Fox to the administration and vice versa， but it’s still pretty amazing to see this book line everything up and chart the radicalism， the dive off the cliff from the founding of company to the past couple of years。 This is a book that everyone should read， though I’m sure people’s initial feelings just on the title and cover will determine whether they will or not。 It’s one thing to say Fox is nuts， or “I know all about Roger Ailes，” or to say “Oh， Brian Stelter， he’s on CNN， so this book is all just anti-Trump。” I’m sure that with a book like this （or any of the Trump books coming out now） it’s easy in this divided nation for some people to feel like they’ve known all this stuff or it’s just preaching to the choir， or for people to just dismiss this entirely because they don’t believe unless it comes out of Tucker Carlson’s mouth and can find any lazy way to dismiss something – well both sides lie， it’s just his/her bias， what about Hillary’s emails， he was just joking， etc。 But Stelter does a really good job of sticking to the facts， using direct quotes from producers， Trump himself， on-air comments from Hannity/Carlson/Ingraham/O’Reilly， posted tweets， data and ratings， as well as quotes from interviews involving over 300 current and former Fox employees to show the arc rightward， to show how Trump would literally copy words stated on Fox and Friends and tweet them 13 minutes later， to show that Fox’s own employees would be appalled at certain behaviors/segments/statements but know that they would be silenced if they said anything， demoted， fired， and would have a hard time getting hired somewhere else that’s respectable after the “Fox taint。” I’m sure one statement or one case here or there could be debated， but I started reading with a pen and underlining all these sources， comments， and key points because it was just so shocking – even feeling like I knew most of this – to see what producers would do and say behind the scenes， to see that the revolving door from Fox to the administration wasn’t just Hope Hicks and Bill Shine but countless others that we either didn’t hear about or that were names that were unknown。 Ailes himself advised Trump’s debate prep; Laura Ingraham was almost press secretary before Sean Spicer but she turned it down because she wanted more of a say in policy making; Trump took a no-name commentator Heather Nauert and poached her from Fox to put her in the State Department。 And the daily conversations with his “shadow Chief of Staff” Hannity？ His whole knowledge of politics and governing was really nothing more than what Fox said。 For just a 300 page book， Stelter really covers an extraordinary amount。 He starts in 1996 with Ailes trying to find a Conservative balance to the Liberal leaning news， and he admits （and has employees agree） that it was at least news-based back then; and then he charts how paranoia and harassment grew as Ailes flared his Nixon colors， they cornered the market and started giving the audience only what it wanted to hear， how loyalty was rewarded and any pushback was met with demotions or firings。 He charts the sexual harassment era。 He explains everyone’s obsession with ratings and how that led to the opinion hosts （backed by ratings） being allowed to run amok and say whatever without rebuke while the news side was always trying to keep respectability at the network and sometimes even having to apologize on air for something that an opinion host said the night before （they would never apologize themselves; retractions were always issued by someone else， at a lower-rated time slot， sometimes not even by an on-air personality but online only）。 Stelter covers how the network dealt with and covered the impeachment， Charleston， Kavanaugh， Ukraine， Megan Kelly， the “caravans，” O’Reilly’s scandals and Super Bowl interview， coronavirus… And even if you’ve heard of these incidents， it’s so striking to see the behind-the scenes picture of what was happening， what was being said during each of these episodes。 The Caravan incident really got me。 Obviously， I remember hearing about how they were labeling it as such and hyping “an invasion，” but it was amazing to see Stelter detail how intentional of a choice it was to push that narrative in October before the election to stoke fears， using words like “invasion” to make viewers think of an army， charting how they used that word 60 times on Fox News and 75 times on Fox Business in October alone， despite the fact that lots of times these groups of migrants would be purposefully organized by refugee agencies as a way of protecting the women and children it was composed of， and how for all of the red banners and flashing lights and breaking news panic of “They’re coming！！！” they were 45 days away from the border… and how on October 27 Robert Bowers posted about the “invaders that kill our people” and then walked into the Tree of Life synagogue。 Shep Smith tried to push back and say on October 29 “There is no invasion， no one’s coming to get you” but then that night Tucker says “The migrant caravan is a real thing， despite what they may be telling you on television。” Did one on-air personality cause Bowers’s actions？ No。 There’s no official link。 But even people at the network suspected there was。 Stelter details all of the major happenings over the past couple of years， too many to analyze and replicate here。 One thing about which I had not really known at all was the dynamics at the top between Rupert Murdoch， his sons， the merger with Disney， and the power vacuum left after Ailes was fired。 For all of Ailes’s traits， Stelter claims that once he was gone the network was basically a ship without a captain， and that’s half of what led to the prime time personalities doing what they wanted without rebuke。 Everyone did whatever they wanted with their show。 Ratings were gold and would allow pretty much anything to be excused。 With Ailes there， it was basically a network targeting an audience of one – him。 But without him there？ Then it turned into a network targeting an audience of one – Trump。 Everyone knew he watched， would speak directly to him， would check their phones during commercials to see if he live-tweeted them; officials themselves knew that if they couldn’t get a meeting then a sure-fire way to reach him would be to go through Fox。 Trump himself would attempt to influence the network with phone calls， live tweets， demanding someone be fired， put back on air， making Fox the propaganda arm of his administration， praising anything supportive， denouncing anything remotely critical of him， and the network responded by moving farther and farther right， “hostage to their audience。” Hannity working as a “shadow chief of staff” should get its own paragraph。 The daily phone calls back and forth， the loop that was created between Trump telling him what to say on air and Hannity advising the president what to do， then each repeating the other’s words back and forth， I don’t know how any of this was allowed， how no one in the administration nor at Fox thought that this wasn’t breaking some law or norm of a free press and a check on power… Maybe I should have started with Hannity， because he’s definitely a major focus of the book， but I’ve been thumbing through my book for underlined passages and writing for over an hour and I need to go mow the yard。 I haven’t even gotten to Stelter’s explanation and focus on the word Hoax， or Mueller， or the Seth Rich scandal， or Jeanine Pirro， or Kimberly Guilfoyle， or Megyn Kelly。 The scandals and outrages over the years were so dizzying， and Stelter does a much better job charting the coverage and omissions of each in his book than I am doing with this response。 It was a great read， easy to follow， full of support， and frankly I’m surprised that even without knowing all of the behind-the-scenes info like this that there isn’t more outrage at what seems to be our very own State TV – in fact， people think Fox isn’t right enough and now we have things like Newsmax and Oann。 God help us。 。。。more
Kelly Oates
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Stelter is a hypocrite I found it ironic that everything Stelter accuses Fox news of he is guilty of。 Just in his case he stooges for the hard left。 So at times this book is maddening to read， because he doesn't realize that he has no right to moan about Fox's dirty hands when his own are filthy。 I did enjoy some aspects of this book， such as the history of Fox news。 Some of the insider information as well。 And I did finish it， despite how frustrating it was。 I think there is some truth to his a Stelter is a hypocrite I found it ironic that everything Stelter accuses Fox news of he is guilty of。 Just in his case he stooges for the hard left。 So at times this book is maddening to read， because he doesn't realize that he has no right to moan about Fox's dirty hands when his own are filthy。 I did enjoy some aspects of this book， such as the history of Fox news。 Some of the insider information as well。 And I did finish it， despite how frustrating it was。 I think there is some truth to his arguments。 It's just he is the last one to point fingers， CNN is every bit of extreme left as Fox is far right。 How does he not see that？ I consider myself a conservative although I try to watch news from both sides。 You don't want to exist in an echo chamber。 You should listen to different points of view。 I wish that more Americans from both parties would do that。 The book was pretty well written， it was just the blatant hypocrisy that made it difficult to get through。 If Stelter had approached this acknowledging that both sides had serious issues in their media， I would have strongly agreed。 It's a shame he didn't do that。 。。。more
Laura Hanke
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Not my favorite kind of writing or book， but makes his point about the lack of journalistic ethics at Fox。
jessie romero
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Listen here humpty dumpty。 You got schooled the other day for being a kiss ass。 You kiss your bosses butt Mr potato head that you wouldn't know what reliable sources is。 But then again CNN is the #1 fake news station ever created。 Man what a way to disgrace a once great news station that was created in the early 80s by the famous and brave Ted Turner so sad that you potato head who runs the show now。 I used to like wolf Blitzer but too bad he turned out to be another propagandist for China and w Listen here humpty dumpty。 You got schooled the other day for being a kiss ass。 You kiss your bosses butt Mr potato head that you wouldn't know what reliable sources is。 But then again CNN is the #1 fake news station ever created。 Man what a way to disgrace a once great news station that was created in the early 80s by the famous and brave Ted Turner so sad that you potato head who runs the show now。 I used to like wolf Blitzer but too bad he turned out to be another propagandist for China and would disrespect his own people the Jewish nation to meet the Democratic nerrative。 Humpty stop kissing so much ass and do your Damn job。 I will never read your crappy biased book nope never 。。。more
Helen Pagiatakis
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Read by the author - very refreshing。 Honesty from a journalist， reporter's point of view on the whole Trump experience。 Talked a lot on Trump's TV watchin habits and his lack of trust， and so on。 I recommend it if you like these types of books。 Read by the author - very refreshing。 Honesty from a journalist， reporter's point of view on the whole Trump experience。 Talked a lot on Trump's TV watchin habits and his lack of trust， and so on。 I recommend it if you like these types of books。 。。。more
Krystal
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This is a very important and well written， researched and fact checked book。
Jacob Anderson
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Well researched， with cogently presented and defended arguments。 The attempt at a thematically-cohesive narrative trajectory/point gets a bit lost amongst all the details and stories of the Fox News saga's primary players， though the abundance of cathartically straightforward truth-bombs is certainly compelling。 Serves as an important record of bizarre times， even if it's a record too fresh and dreadful in the public's minds to stir up much freshly excited interest for a while， at this point。 I Well researched， with cogently presented and defended arguments。 The attempt at a thematically-cohesive narrative trajectory/point gets a bit lost amongst all the details and stories of the Fox News saga's primary players， though the abundance of cathartically straightforward truth-bombs is certainly compelling。 Serves as an important record of bizarre times， even if it's a record too fresh and dreadful in the public's minds to stir up much freshly excited interest for a while， at this point。 I do wish there were a bit more ~specific~ coverage of other networks' usual values and practices， as starkly contrasted with Fox's， to bolster a tone of alarmed objectivity。 'Twould make the book easier to recommend to conservatives。 。。。more
Rita
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Nothing truly new。
Marie
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An excellent look at how Fox News became… whatever it is today。
Debbie
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Must read to fully understand how Fox News got to the place they are today。 Whether you like them or hate them， understanding how this evolution occurred from humble beginnings to the network it has become。 It lays out how many of the early news anchors worked， what they wanted to contribute， and why many of them have left， being replaced by people who are not true journalists （classic definition of the word）。 Enlightening to see the priorities and influence of Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch， an Must read to fully understand how Fox News got to the place they are today。 Whether you like them or hate them， understanding how this evolution occurred from humble beginnings to the network it has become。 It lays out how many of the early news anchors worked， what they wanted to contribute， and why many of them have left， being replaced by people who are not true journalists （classic definition of the word）。 Enlightening to see the priorities and influence of Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch， and how the network was driven almost entirely by greed and money。 Highly educational and informative。 。。。more
Perry Mitchell
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If you think you know how deep Trump's administration went with Fox News， you have no idea。 Read。 This。 Book。 If you think you know how deep Trump's administration went with Fox News， you have no idea。 Read。 This。 Book。 。。。more
H。W。 Bernard
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A well written， well researched， and well documented book on the Fox （Fantasy） News Channel and the disservice it has done to America by becoming the Voice of Trumpism。 Yes， there are honest journalists with integrity at Fox， but they've been shouted down by the opinionists in the organization。 The motivator: ratings （provided by hard right-wing viewers looking for what they want to hear， not what they need to hear--the truth） and thus， the almighty dollar。 A truly fascinating read。 A well written， well researched， and well documented book on the Fox （Fantasy） News Channel and the disservice it has done to America by becoming the Voice of Trumpism。 Yes， there are honest journalists with integrity at Fox， but they've been shouted down by the opinionists in the organization。 The motivator: ratings （provided by hard right-wing viewers looking for what they want to hear， not what they need to hear--the truth） and thus， the almighty dollar。 A truly fascinating read。 。。。more
SheepleHunter
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As the master of revisionist history Brian is always topping himself with his innate ability to grift and deceive， and his latest piece of historical fiction is no different。 Nobody is better at blurring the line between mental illness and malicious opponent of the constitution as his narcissism and histrionics are on full display。 Brian， or better known as Humpty Dumpty around literary circles， has his clumsiness on full display as he repeatedly trips and lands on one bad take after another whi As the master of revisionist history Brian is always topping himself with his innate ability to grift and deceive， and his latest piece of historical fiction is no different。 Nobody is better at blurring the line between mental illness and malicious opponent of the constitution as his narcissism and histrionics are on full display。 Brian， or better known as Humpty Dumpty around literary circles， has his clumsiness on full display as he repeatedly trips and lands on one bad take after another while somehow managing to avoid stepping into any facts or good faith arguments。。。Perhaps Humpty isn't so clumsy after all。 For anyone those familiar with Hanlon’s razor， which suggests “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity，" please be aware that you can leave this wisdom at the door because in this case not only is Brian stupid， but he is extremely malicious in his attempts to suppress any ideas or opinions other than his own， all while insulting his reader with his frequent yet disproven claims that he is a journalist。 Don't worry Brian， many of us are awake to the fact that that you are a spineless propagandist。 。。。more
Daniel
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Why do large numbers of people believe that Joe Biden and the Democrats "stole" the election， that the Mueller investigation was a "hoax，" and Trump deserves great credit for the way he handled the pandemic？ Because a propaganda channel called "FOX News" told them so。。。 repeatedly。 This a step through the looking glass， to a supposed news channel where actual journalists are marginalized and rightwing opinion -- the more extreme the better -- is king。 If you want to know why America is so deeply Why do large numbers of people believe that Joe Biden and the Democrats "stole" the election， that the Mueller investigation was a "hoax，" and Trump deserves great credit for the way he handled the pandemic？ Because a propaganda channel called "FOX News" told them so。。。 repeatedly。 This a step through the looking glass， to a supposed news channel where actual journalists are marginalized and rightwing opinion -- the more extreme the better -- is king。 If you want to know why America is so deeply divided， this is essential reading。 。。。more
Cara Deane
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#5 for your girl。 We’re over it right？ But this is less about Trump and more about Jan 6th。 Bryan Stelter does a Rachel Maddow-esque deep dive into Fox News。 The news outlet that devolved into the largest propaganda machine we’ve ever seen used in this country in our lifetimes。 Citing 300 sources， 150 no longer working at Fox News， about 180 still working at Fox News— Stelter breaks down the culture from Ailes to Murdock to Hannity to Tucker。 The bazillions they’re paid， the harassment of women， #5 for your girl。 We’re over it right？ But this is less about Trump and more about Jan 6th。 Bryan Stelter does a Rachel Maddow-esque deep dive into Fox News。 The news outlet that devolved into the largest propaganda machine we’ve ever seen used in this country in our lifetimes。 Citing 300 sources， 150 no longer working at Fox News， about 180 still working at Fox News— Stelter breaks down the culture from Ailes to Murdock to Hannity to Tucker。 The bazillions they’re paid， the harassment of women， the absence of any moral compass。 The idiocy。 And he weaves in Trump’s allure— the fascinating relationship that became what it is。 （Like when Trump called Tucker Carlson to get his actual opinion on if he should bomb Iran while planes were in the air。。。） And the journalists who just couldn’t stomach it— like Shep Smith。 Stelter takes you on an impeccably documented journey but misses the mark of what such a perfect storm can do。 He stops just shy of the real conversation— which is the radicalization of a frightening many。 Namely， because when he wrote this book— Jan 6th hadn’t yet occurred。 A fascinating peek under the blanket， but I bet Stelter’s kicking himself that he didn’t wait six more months whereby he could’ve written one more chapter—since January 2021 truly showed us the power of lies。 #iread #chasingcarabooks #chasingcarabooks2021 。。。more
vaderbird
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5 Pinocchio。Seriously I tried， it is like Cuomo and his book American Crisis。。。
Donna Campanile meehan
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Be afraid but be forewarnedA page turner that left me fearful of what was coming next。 Breaks open the shell game that was played on this country by Fox and he who shall not be named。
David Dube
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A little late to the party compared to the other "Trump" books but it was very interesting。Was Trump the worst president ever？ Maybe notMost hated man in America？ ask Harvey Weinstein's victimsWorst person ever in the Oval？ Hands downIt's nice to have Sean Hannity as your lap dog， I guess。 A little late to the party compared to the other "Trump" books but it was very interesting。Was Trump the worst president ever？ Maybe notMost hated man in America？ ask Harvey Weinstein's victimsWorst person ever in the Oval？ Hands downIt's nice to have Sean Hannity as your lap dog， I guess。 。。。more
Mary Beth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 At first I was thinking this was going to be a repeat of the information about DT （good info， but lots of books already）， but the author has certain insights that actually made this a deeper book than I expected。 The author has insights and connections into the Fox newsroom that need to be listened to， and the background and knowledge that could lead to suggestions and improvements in media in general， not just Fox。
Denise
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Interesting look at the Trump/Fox News propaganda echo chamber that traces that particular trainwreck once masquerading as journalism from the campaign until the first half of 2020。 Not all that much that's actually new to anyone who's had half an eye on following that shitshow， but an account worth reading。 Interesting look at the Trump/Fox News propaganda echo chamber that traces that particular trainwreck once masquerading as journalism from the campaign until the first half of 2020。 Not all that much that's actually new to anyone who's had half an eye on following that shitshow， but an account worth reading。 。。。more
Ritarose
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