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Tactical Peek

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Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:46 PM Apr 2018

Take that down!: Watch Fox host panic after graphic shows Fox News is least trusted network [View all]

‘Take that down!’: Watch Fox host Howard Kurtz panic after graphic shows Fox News is least trusted network

In what was undoubtedly a painful moment on Fox News this morning, media analyst Howard Kurtz frantically implored his producer to take down a graphic that showed Fox is the least trusted of the big three cable networks.

Speaking with pollster Frank Luntz about Donald Trump’s Twitter habits, with Luntz calling the president’s use of “fake news” detrimental to his cause, Kurtz brought up a recent poll from Monmouth University on news trustworthiness.

That is when things took a hilarious turn.

“Speaking of fake news, there is a new poll out from Monmouth University.’Do the media report fake news regularly or occasionally?’ 77 percent say yes,” Kurtz exclaimed before noticing the graphic instead showed “Who do you trust more?” with CNN at 48 percent, MSNBC at 45 percent and Fox News bring up the rear at 30 percent.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/take-watch-fox-host-howard-kurtz-panic-graphic-shows-fox-news-least-trusted-network/

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Oh, that's great. Thanks for posting. Arkansas Granny Apr 2018 #1
Couldn't have happened to a nicer network. n/t Beartracks Apr 2018 #2
Omg these headlines Fullduplexxx Apr 2018 #3
Go eat a steaming bag of rancid dog shit, Fox! Initech Apr 2018 #4
Truth is marching on. Chickensoup Apr 2018 #5
That's not what the graphic showed oberliner Apr 2018 #6
Are you defending Fox and its propaganda, Oberliner? sharedvalues Apr 2018 #21
Huh? oberliner Apr 2018 #22
Look carefully at the data & the question asked. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #24
And the question of trust them to do what? jberryhill Apr 2018 #26
"as a source of information." Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #27
So much for their "Fair and Balanced" slogan. I'd never heard of Bill O'Reilly and the first time Doitnow Apr 2018 #7
Same here for Limbaugh. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #20
Thirty percent. ChazInAz Apr 2018 #8
Ooops! Fox finally let in a little truth. Marie Marie Apr 2018 #9
What Kurtz wanted was the graphic on a nonsensical poll question...and got the good question. Fred Sanders Apr 2018 #11
Very Good EricMaundry Apr 2018 #10
that was great. Kurt V. Apr 2018 #12
For shit's sake, SCVDem Apr 2018 #13
LOL! I'm guessing someone who handles the visuals just got fired! nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #14
I needed a laugh like that. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #15
Here is the graphic BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #16
This OP could just as well have been written by FOX news. Captain Stern Apr 2018 #17
That was my take, as well. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #23
Raw Story's headlines are often sensational and overblown. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #28
The worst at that are Jason Easley's pieces at politicususa.com (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2018 #34
Raw Story is such garbage oberliner Apr 2018 #39
Agreed. All he said was "This is wrong graphic". knightmaar Apr 2018 #32
Yup, misleading article. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2018 #35
That was great. It sounded like a pretty smooth "take that down please", but yonder Apr 2018 #18
He brought the same graphic up later, so obviously he didn't think it was a big deal. knightmaar Apr 2018 #33
k and r MariaCSR Apr 2018 #19
Well that cheered me up Puzzler Apr 2018 #25
That graphic makes no sense to me. tavernier Apr 2018 #29
Because this OP mis-represents what the graphic is saying oberliner Apr 2018 #30
That doesnt work either. tavernier Apr 2018 #31
Well the graphic leaves out "trust both equally" oberliner Apr 2018 #36
I agree with you, but the graphic is still odd. thesquanderer Apr 2018 #37
Yes, agreed oberliner Apr 2018 #44
Why Would Howie Kurtz Even Care? ProfessorGAC Apr 2018 #38
Am confused UpInArms Apr 2018 #40
That is because people are misrepresenting what it shows. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #41
Thank you for clarifying UpInArms Apr 2018 #42
When I initially pointed that out, I was accused of "defending Fox propaganda" oberliner Apr 2018 #45
I saw that. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #46
I love it coeur_de_lion Apr 2018 #43
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