Private exchanges between Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham, and other network bigwigs show a wide chasm between what the network promoted in primetime and the doubts that its stars held behind the camera, according to new court filings.
The backlash was noted in internal emails. “Holy cow, our audience is mad at the network,” said one, quoted by Dominion. “They’re FURIOUS,” said another.
The change shook the foundations of a network that had consistently led in the news ratings for the better part of two decades. Dominion contends that Fox executives made the decision to push false narratives to entice their audience back, and points to claims made by Trump allies like attorney Sidney Powell on programs hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs.
Carlson himself tried to “thread the needle,” Dominion said. It noted how he publicly stated that Powellto back up her claims of fraud. “On the other hand, he did not say what he believed privately — that she was lying,” Dominion said.
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