- How Fox News denies reality, because that’s what their fans want to hear;
- NYT on Trump and the condemnations by those who’ve known him;
- How Trump’s promise to round up immigrants echoes what Putin is doing;
- Adam Lee on historical morality and what the future will bring.
Tribal solidarity trumps acknowledgement of the real world, and I’ve often pointed out — especially if acknowledging that reality would give credit to the ‘other’ tribe.
Media Matters, Zachary Pleat: Fox is in denial of reality just weeks before the election, subtitled “Fox personalities have rejected data showing a reduction in violent crime, record energy production, plummeting inflation, and fewer unauthorized border crossings”
In recent weeks, multiple Fox personalities have been in denial of objective reality that under the Biden-Harris administration, especially in recent months, violent crime has declined, inflation is steadily declining, oil and natural gas production are at record highs, and unauthorized border crossings have plummeted.
With a dozen specific citations grouped under these headings: