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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jan 25, 2018, 02:25 PM Jan 2018

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Fox hypes bogus FBI 'secret society' dozens of times - then goes silent after it's revealed a joke

Fox hypes bogus FBI ‘secret society’ dozens of times — then goes silent after it’s revealed as a joke

David Edwards
25 JAN 2018 AT 12:34 ET

Fox News on Thursday ceased discussion about an alleged anti-Trump “secret society” in the FBI after the notion was revealed as a joke.

According to TV Eyes, Fox News made 90 mentions of the so-called “secret society” in January. The network and GOP guests alleged that text message showed that FBI agents were out to get President Donald Trump.

However, text messages obtained by ABC News on Wednesday suggested that FBI agents were joking when they used the term “secret society.” But that report was never mentioned by Fox News and there is no record of a clarification from the conservative network.

Media Matters’ Lis Power counted 20 mentions of “secret society” just on the Tuesday and Wednesday editions Fox & Friends, widely considered to be Trump’s favorite morning show.

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Fox hypes bogus FBI 'secret society' dozens of times - then goes silent after it's revealed a joke (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

Republicans will chase Foxxx down the rabbit hole forever one day. This could be it. Fred Sanders Jan 2018 #1

Fox is entirely Propaganda. maxsolomon Jan 2018 #2

Oh, that's very different safeinOhio Jan 2018 #3

I honestly thought for a second this was an SNL parody tparrett62 Jan 2018 #4

Crack reporter Sara Carter. Kingofalldems Jan 2018 #5

Mission Accomplished! The Deep State Cabal is no longer a secret. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #6

So, "Plan X" ThoughtCriminal Jan 2018 #7

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

1. Republicans will chase Foxxx down the rabbit hole forever one day. This could be it.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 02:29 PM

Jan 2018

The Cone of Silence may not be good enough this time given all the red meat tossed out and now disappeared.

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)

2. Fox is entirely Propaganda.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 02:32 PM

Jan 2018

There's no need to correct; misinformation of any kind is the point.

safeinOhio

(32,714 posts)

3. Oh, that's very different

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 03:38 PM

Jan 2018

tparrett62

(268 posts)

4. I honestly thought for a second this was an SNL parody

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 03:55 PM

Jan 2018

Gowdy looked like he was an actor portraying Gowdy, and the breathless overacting by the "investigative reporter" was too perfect. Poe's Law, indeed.

Kingofalldems

(38,471 posts)

5. Crack reporter Sara Carter.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 04:15 PM

Jan 2018

JHC what a joke.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

6. Mission Accomplished! The Deep State Cabal is no longer a secret.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 04:22 PM

Jan 2018

See how that works?

I guess the answer is obvious now:

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ThoughtCriminal

(14,048 posts)

7. So, "Plan X"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:31 PM

Jan 2018

Isn't real and "Agent Mike" is an old joke?...

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