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Fox News merely regurgitates news originally reported by other sources, with almost no original reporting of its own.  It is influenced by [[dark money]] and promotes [[liberal]] [[Republicans]] rather than [[conservative]] ones, such as the late [[John McCain]] and [[Lindsey Graham]]. Some conservatives, including President [[Trump]], have noticed that it is shifting increasingly left-wing.<ref>Nolte, John (November 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/19/did-fox-news-cost-gop-orange-county/ Did Fox News Cost the GOP Orange County?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 19, 2018.</ref>  On March 27, 2020, Fox fired [[conservative]] host Trish Regan for accurately pointing out that the [[liberal media]] was overhyping the [[coronavirus]] issue as deja vu of their failed attempt to [[impeachment and removal|impeach and remove]] President [[Donald Trump|Trump]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/media/trish-regan-fox-news/index.html</ref>

Fox News merely regurgitates news originally reported by other sources, with almost no original reporting of its own.  It is influenced by [[dark money]] and promotes [[liberal]] [[Republicans]] rather than [[conservative]] ones, such as the late [[John McCain]] and [[Lindsey Graham]]. Some conservatives, including President [[Trump]], have noticed that it is shifting increasingly left-wing.<ref>Nolte, John (November 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/19/did-fox-news-cost-gop-orange-county/ Did Fox News Cost the GOP Orange County?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 19, 2018.</ref>  On March 27, 2020, Fox fired [[conservative]] host Trish Regan for accurately pointing out that the [[liberal media]] was overhyping the [[coronavirus]] issue as deja vu of their failed attempt to [[impeachment and removal|impeach and remove]] President [[Donald Trump|Trump]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/media/trish-regan-fox-news/index.html</ref>

The Fox News Channel favors [[neoconservatives]] and is particularly weak in criticizing the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[abortion]].  The Fox News Channel often helps elect less conservative [[Republican]]s, as when it repeatedly featured and promoted [[John McCain]] and [[Chris Christie]] while excluding their more [[conservative]] primary opponents.  It drifted further from the [[Conservative Movement|conservative movement]] by petulantly declaring that [[conservative]] [[Newt Gingrich]] would not be accepted back.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/ailes-newt-cant-come-back-to-fox-120421.html|title=Ailes: Newt can't come back to Fox|date=April 13, 2012|first=Alexander|last=Burns|work=[[Politico]]}}</ref> In January 2019, Fox News promoted Microsoft's [[NewsGuard]], which blacklisted conservative organizations such as [[Breitbart News]] and [[Judicial Watch]] as "fake news."<ref>Nolte, John (January 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/28/fox-news-promotes-microsofts-newsguard-blacklist-good-idea/ Nolte: Fox News Promotes Microsoft’s NewsGuard Blacklist as ‘Good Idea’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.<br>See also:

The Fox News Channel favors [[neoconservatives]] and is particularly weak in criticizing the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[abortion]].  The Fox News Channel often helps elect less conservative [[Republican]]s, as when it repeatedly featured and promoted [[John McCain]] and [[Chris Christie]] while excluding their more [[conservative]] primary opponents.  It drifted further from the [[Conservative Movement|conservative movement]] by petulantly declaring that [[conservative]] [[Newt Gingrich]] would not be accepted back.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/ailes-newt-cant-come-back-to-fox-120421.html|title=Ailes: Newt can't come back to Fox|date=April 13, 2012|first=Alexander|last=Burns|work=[[Politico]]}}</ref> In January 2019, Fox News promoted Microsoft's [[NewsGuard]], which blacklisted conservative organizations such as [[Breitbart News]] and [[Judicial Watch]] as "fake news."<ref>Nolte, John (January 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/28/fox-news-promotes-microsofts-newsguard-blacklist-good-idea/ Nolte: Fox News Promotes Microsoft’s NewsGuard Blacklist as ‘Good Idea’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.<br>See also:

=== Fox News versus Conservatives ===

=== Fox News versus Conservatives ===

Popular opinion programming is skewed in favor of voices from establishment Republican, [[RINO]] members. This is most evident with their guest speakers such as [[Karl Rove]]. You'll never hear Fox use the words liberal Republican or RINO. The most liberal members of the Republican party are labeled moderates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/26/paul-make-key-stop-in-maine-with-state-gop-split-between-libertarians-and/?intcmp=latestnews|title=Paul makes key stop in Maine, with state GOP split between libertarians and establishment|date=April 26, 2014|work=Fox News|quote=Paul has helped fellow Republicans across the political spectrum raise money, as he is expected to do Saturday for Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who is widely considered a moderate.}}</ref> Fox News will occasionally follow stories about the [[Tea Party|Tea Party movement]] however they prefer to air the liberal side prominently, airing outright lies from liberals. [[Rush Limbaugh]] claimed Fox News wouldn't let him talk about immigration issues and preferred to control the narrative, also known as [[censorship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/02/rush-limbaugh-accuses-fox-news-of-trying-to-censor-him-quite-telling/|title=Rush Limbaugh Accuses Fox News of Trying to Censor Him: ‘Quite Telling’|date= July 2, 2013|first=Jason|last=Howerton|work=[[The Blaze]]}}</ref>  Republican RINO leadership such as [[John McCain]], [[Lindsey Graham]] and others love the spotlight of a camera and Fox News is there for them.

Popular opinion programming is skewed in favor of voices from establishment Republican, [[RINO]] members. This is most evident with their guest speakers such as [[Karl Rove]]. You'll never hear Fox use the words liberal Republican or RINO. The most liberal members of the Republican party are labeled moderates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/26/paul-make-key-stop-in-maine-with-state-gop-split-between-libertarians-and/?intcmp=latestnews|title=Paul makes key stop in Maine, with state GOP split between libertarians and establishment|date=April 26, 2014|work=Fox News|quote=Paul has helped fellow Republicans across the political spectrum raise money, as he is expected to do Saturday for Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who is widely considered a moderate.}}</ref> Fox News will occasionally follow stories about the [[Tea Party|Tea Party movement]] however they prefer to air the liberal side prominently, airing outright lies from liberals. [[Rush Limbaugh]] claimed Fox News wouldn't let him talk about immigration issues and preferred to control the narrative, also known as [[censorship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/02/rush-limbaugh-accuses-fox-news-of-trying-to-censor-him-quite-telling/|title=Rush Limbaugh Accuses Fox News of Trying to Censor Him: ‘Quite Telling’|date= July 2, 2013|first=Jason|last=Howerton|work=[[The Blaze]]}}</ref>  Republican RINO leadership such as [[John McCain]], [[Lindsey Graham]] and others love the spotlight of a camera and Fox News is there for them.

Fox News makes sure to hammer conservative guests. In September 2013, Fox's Chris Wallace claimed that establishment Republicans gave him opposition research against conservative [[Ted Cruz]] in his fight to defund [[Obamacare]].<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2013/09/22/foxs-chris-wallace-republicans-feeding-me-opposition-research-against-ted-cruz/ Fox’s Chris Wallace: Republicans Feeding Me Opposition Research Against Ted Cruz, WeaselZippers.com, September 22, 2013]</ref> Wallace has refused calls for him to release names. Nearly every host and guest, with the exception of [[Sean Hannity]] and [[Laura Ingraham]], spread the establishment surrender message that the GOP can't win the defunding fight.

Fox News makes sure to hammer conservative guests. In September 2013, Fox's Chris Wallace claimed that establishment Republicans gave him opposition research against conservative [[Ted Cruz]] in his fight to defund [[Obamacare]].<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2013/09/22/foxs-chris-wallace-republicans-feeding-me-opposition-research-against-ted-cruz/ Fox’s Chris Wallace: Republicans Feeding Me Opposition Research Against Ted Cruz, WeaselZippers.com, September 22, 2013]</ref> Wallace has refused calls for him to release names. Nearly every host and guest, with the exception of [[Sean Hannity]] and [[Laura Ingraham]], spread the establishment surrender message that the GOP can't win the defunding fight.