Tucker Carlson

Carlson devoted numerous segments to Ray Epps, suggesting that he had been a government agent or provocateur on 6 January. Epps sued Fox for defamation, alleging that Carlson was the principal promoter of the theory.

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After the United States entered the war against Iran in February 2026, Carlson described Trump's decision as "absolutely disgusting and evil" and argued that the war primarily served Israel, publicly breaking with part of the MAGA ecosystem. Trump responded that Carlson had "lost his way" and was no longer MAGA.

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Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes, known for white supremacist, antisemitic and pro-Hitler remarks, for approximately two hours. Fuentes discussed "organized Jewry", among other subjects; Carlson attacked several pro-Israel Republican figures as suffering from a "brain virus" linked to Christian Zionism.

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Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin for more than two hours. The interview was strongly criticised for giving the Russian leader an extended platform and for a perceived lack of sufficiently challenging questions.

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After interviewing Putin, Carlson published videos praising Moscow's metro and the apparently low cost of a basket of groceries, stating that the supermarket experience had "radicalized" him against American leaders.

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Carlson introduced podcaster Darryl Cooper as potentially "the best and most honest popular historian". During the interview, Cooper described Churchill as the principal "villain" of the Second World War and advanced strongly disputed interpretations of the conflict.

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Carlson returned to Russia to interview Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, continuing a series of interviews providing extensive exposure to Russian positions on Ukraine, the United States and nuclear risk.

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Evidence in the Dominion litigation showed that Carlson privately expressed strong doubts about certain allegations of election fraud and rigged voting machines, while Fox continued broadcasting some disputed claims. Dominion maintained that Carlson had allowed discredited assertions to appear on his programme.

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Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a $787.5 million settlement just before the opening of the defamation trial concerning false allegations relating to the 2020 elections.

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Fox News announced the end of its relationship with Carlson less than a week after the Dominion settlement, ending his prime-time programme.

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Abby Grossberg, a former producer who worked on Maria Bartiromo's and then Tucker Carlson's programmes, sued Fox and named Carlson in actions alleging, among other things, a sexist workplace culture, discrimination and pressure relating to her testimony in the Dominion case.

Carlson asserted that Democratic officials were seeking to "replace" the existing electorate with new voters through immigration. The Anti-Defamation League likened this rhetoric to the racist "great replacement" theory and called on Fox News to dismiss him.

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Carlson claimed that a whistleblower had revealed that the NSA was monitoring his communications in order to leak information and get his programme cancelled. The NSA responded that he had never been an intelligence target.

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The series "Patriot Purge" portrayed 6 January, among other things, as a possible false-flag operation and suggested FBI involvement or provocation. Several claims were fact-checked and found false or unsupported.

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During the protests following George Floyd's death, Carlson stated that the political moment was "definitely not about black lives" and warned viewers "when they come for you". T-Mobile, Disney, Papa John's and other advertisers stopped placing advertisements on his programme.

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Blake Neff, one of the main writers of "Tucker Carlson Tonight", resigned after racist, misogynistic and homophobic posts published under a pseudonym were identified. Neff had previously explained that he drafted initial versions of many texts read by Carlson.

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Karen McDougal sued Fox News after Carlson described the agreement concerning her relationship with Donald Trump as a form of extortion. A federal judge dismissed the action.

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Recordings of Carlson on "Bubba the Love Sponge", made between 2006 and 2011 and published in 2019, document derogatory remarks about women as well as racist and homophobic language directed particularly at Iraqis and other groups.

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Carlson stated that mass immigration made the United States "poorer and dirtier and more divided". Numerous advertisers subsequently suspended or withdrew their advertising from his programme.

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Days after the El Paso mass shooting, Carlson stated that white supremacy in the United States was a "hoax" and was "not actually a real problem". Fact-checkers challenged that assessment using data on far-right violence.

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