(NEW YORK) Days after leaving Fox News, right-wing host Tucker Carlson announced Tuesday that he would be taking his new show off the air on Twitter, justifying his decision by saying the site was “not a partisan site.”
Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News, Tucker Carlson tonightIt averaged 3.3 million viewers in 2022, the best audience among the US news channels’ evening schedule.
The presenter is known for his extreme stances and his taste for certain conspiracy theories.
His Twitter visit comes as many observers have noted an increase in hateful content on the platform since Elon Musk took it over in October.
The new majority shareholder echoed several conspiracy theories from his personal account, which was heavily followed on the social network.
“There aren’t many platforms that allow free speech,” Tucker Carlson explained in a Twitter post on Tuesday. “The last thing in the world is Twitter. »
In recent years, many social networks have launched by running the freedom of expression card, including Gab, Parler, Gettr or Truth Social created by former US President Donald Trump.
“Twitter is not a discriminatory platform,” Tucker Carlson continued. “Everyone is allowed to do it, and we think that’s a good thing. »
The 53-year-old host promised “a new version of the show we’ve been doing for six and a half years on Twitter”.
If Fox News does not give a reason for Tucker Carlson’s departure, the series of stories exposed during Dominion’s legal action against the media group may be defamation.
The whistleblower reports allegations of electoral fraud during the 2020 presidential election, while privately expressing serious doubts about the veracity of these allegations.
The news also contained harsh criticism of Fox News’ editorial staff.
In a video released Tuesday, Tucker Carlson accused all mainstream media outlets of misleading public opinion and behaving like “propaganda organizations.”
To avoid a lawsuit with a more uncertain outcome, Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion, a specialist in your electronic machines, accused, without evidence, of being a tool of 2020 election fraud.
