From what I can find Carlson went against the grain early on and was never on board with the stolen election narrative like commentators like Hannity did (in fact, only a handful at FOX anchors jumped on board that bandwagon), at least as far as the dominion voting machines were concerned, even going as far as to call out Sidney Powell some time back on her claims about the dominion machines.
He did show some surveillance video once from Fulton county, GA to question why boxes of ballets were pulled from under tables after the facility had allegedly shut down and everyone was kicked out for a number of hours due to a water leak, and he's stated that voter fraud claims should be taken seriously instead of just laughed off in order to help maintain public trust, and I've seen cilps of him taking rants beyond the scope of logic when his emotions get the better of him, often highlighted by that weird little laugh he does.
But he was never a shill for Trump. And yet many on the Left believe he was. Why is that, exactly?
Never just believe a narrative you're told. Seek out evidence for yourself. Carlson has clearly never been a fan of Trump, and never stated there was ironclad evidence the election was stolen, even when floating the idea that a hint of a fraud and cover up would erode public trust. That doesn't mean he's right about Jan 6th, although the footage speaks for itself, but contemplate for a moment why you believe Carlson claimed the 2020 election was stolen, and then validate if what you believe is actually in accordance with reality.
https://youtu.be/OwXyxVokeIE?t=3159
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/media/tucker-carlson-fox-news-traitor/index.html
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-election-fraud-may-not-alter-outcome-1546252
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/us/politics/Tucker-Carlson-trump.html
And when he did specifically call out one instance of fraud, he apologized when discovering he was wrong:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/11/15/fox-news-host-tucker-carlson-apologizes-false-claim-voter-fraud/6303120002/
So he did entertain the idea of election fraud, and still does, but not with the dominion voting machines. What he refers to is things like the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story, which admittedly he's not wrong about. And he denounces how the fraud claims were handled. Plus, he came right out and said the fraud he does think happened wouldn't be enough to change the election.
I do think his commentation is colored with bias, but I don't think he "lied his ass off".
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HarlemEagle42 (16535)
a year ago
Yes, he was on the fence alright...
"Carlson introduced the January 6 footage Monday, which House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) gave him exclusively, by saying the rioters were “right” to believe “that the election they had just voted in had been unfairly conducted.”
He continued, saying “it is clear the 2020 election was a grave betrayal of American democracy,” adding, “No honest person can deny it.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/07/tucker-carlson-doubles-down-on-2020-election-fraud-claims-with-jan-6-footage-despite-fox-defamation-lawsuit/?sh=d208f4a5e75e
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warrior-poet (1333)
a year ago
Looks like he said that just last night. That's the strongest statement on the matter he's come out with, which is interesting given the timing. I'll have to look up what he says after those specific comments, and if he tries to explain what he means by "a grave betrayal of American democracy", "unfairly conducted", "in retrospect" (indicating he's changing his mind and now leans more heavily that direction) and "facts that have since emerged". He's ventured into Hannity, Trump and Hillary territory with that.
So yes, I'd say he was on the fence. But last night may have been a change in stance, with very interesting timing.
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Satan2016 (23848)
a year ago
Funny how he becomes a firm election denier when FOX is facing million dollar settlement for defamation!
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